Enable touch screen when using timer

Just turn the touch ON.  

I am not sure how ? I have the touch screen enabled.and can use it to navigate to the timer app.

however when i am at a timer start screen, I can only start a timer by pushing the start button

Swipe up and down to change the timer. 

Thanks I see that for the timer, but have not figured out how to start stopwatch from touchscreen

regards

Rundelight

There is touch area on the watch face at top right button for start/stop stopwatch.

Is there a separate touch on/off setting for timers?

I haven't found one. I have touch enabled and  it works well in the timer's  start "watch face", but it is off in the "running timer" screen. There are those action symbols displayed by the buttons but nothing happens when I tap on them (any of them). Physical buttons work only. The same for stopwatch.

There is no timers settings when I long press up button so I can't find a way to turn on touch.

I don't have auto lock enabled anywhere in the settings, if that matters.

UPDATE:

Thw watch is in the "touch on" state when the timer is running, yet touch screen doesn't work then.

I've just confirmed that in two ways when a timer was running: 

1. I have a shortcut for toggling touch. I used it twice and it reported in the off-on sequence as expected for touch enabled screen.
2. I confirmed the setting in the long press light button screen.

I use a Forerunner 165 and had the same issue regarding the timer/touchscreen. I frequently used the touchscreen with the timer over the past year, but after recent software upgrades, the touchscreen is now inactive once I start the timer with the side button.  I contacted Garmin and learned the following:

"The functionality of the touchscreen was disabled in the 21.19 across all x65 series to help prevent stopping the timer unintentionally.”  

I suspect this is the same issue with the fenix series.  Hoping they enable the touchscreen again in future software versions. I submitted this as a request at www.garmin.com/ideas 

Fenix 8 since last Update same Issue. Can not start, stop or reset stopwatch and timer per Touchscreen. Online with physic Buttons. 

Garmin Please fix this issue!