Why Seconds Matter

SecondsMatter wrote:

how come apple doesnt have seconds on a clock on the iphone. As a nurse it could save lots of lives with this wuick fix. Help a bunch of nurses out. We need seconds on the clock.

We can't answer why questions and this isn't Apple Support. This is a user to user only forum. Use the timer built into the clock app on your phone if you need to count seconds. Seems like a pretty simple option. An even simpler option would be to say "siri (or hey siri) set a timer for 15 seconds."

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Here you go:

• Swipe right to the Widget page
• Press and hold anywhere on a unused portion of the screen so the widgets jiggle
• Tap the button in the upper left of the screen.
• Choose Add Widget
• Scroll down and select Clock
• Swipe left on the clock and choose a watch face that shows the seconds hand
• Tap Add Widget.

Now the Widget page shows a much larger version of the clock where the seconds hand is easily readable. Beyond that there are many apps that can be downloaded in the App Store that will show digital seconds.

The Apple Clock app does display a seconds hand when you select the Analog view, as shown in the picture. This allows you to observe the passing seconds using the traditional clock face.

However, if you need to monitor seconds more precisely, particularly in situations where a nurse needs to count a patient's pulse or respiration rate, you can also use the Stopwatch or Timer features in the Clock app.

- Analog Clock: Displays a continuously moving seconds hand.

- Stopwatch: Provides a digital display of elapsed time, including seconds and fractions of a second. It is particularly useful for accurately measuring short intervals.

- Timer: Allows you to set a specific countdown duration and monitor the remaining time in seconds.

For a nurse who needs to count a patient's pulse or respiratory rate, I would recommend using the Stopwatch rather than the Timer, as it provides a continuously updating digital seconds display.

Very quick, ill-tested hack… Use the built-in Shortcuts app to add the following shortcut, then associate the shortcut with a triple tap or back tap in the Accessibility settings, or the action (side) button on newer iPhone models. It’ll stop a running stopwatch, reset the counter, start the stopwatch, and show it. When added to either triple click or back tap or the side button on newer iPhone models, the shortcut becomes directly accessible.

Stopwatch also provides a LARGE, easily read sweep-second hand for those occasions where “seconds matter” more than the precise “Clock Time.”

The clock on my iPhone has a sweep second hand:

But most medical professionals I have met use a watch with a second hand, and use it regularly for timing. Usually an Watch, but sometimes a Samsung.