The option to remove the status indicators has been removed, causing the watchface to be obscured with power save and phone disconnected icons 24/7, why was this feature removed????
If your status indicators are on your watch face 24/7 then there is something going on with your watch status. The status icons go away as soon as the condition is remedied. If your charging indicator is on, it goes off when the watch is off the charger. If your watch is disconnected from your phone, the status icon goes off when the watch reconnects. If a mode is on (including do not disturb), the status icon will stay on until you turn the mode off. This is a useful status icon as it helps you remember you have a mode on so you don't start to wonder why you are not getting notifications or certain actions aren't happening. I don't know why anyone would want to hide the status indicators, but that's your preference. They are hardly large enough to obscure the entire watch face, at most it hides the 12:00 indicator, and we all know where 12:00 is since first grade. On a digital face, it's just a tiny circle at the top of the face.
For my face it obscures the date and it just breaks immersion for me. It used to go away after 2 seconds with a setting, I use my watch LTE standalone mostly and it STILL shows the icon.
Might not bother you but I want to just see the dang watchface I paid for not partially obscured.
If watch only mode allows this, why is it suddenly not an option?
I know power saving is on because I turned it on and can see it on in the quick settings tab with ONE swipe, why do I need a reminder? Same with disconnecting BT/my phone, it doesn't make sense/neither does the point you're trying to make.
Because the indicators are not made for you specifically. There are many people with attention and memory deficits who may not remember they have a mode on and may need the visual reminder.
