Apple Watch
User Guide
Version 1.0
5Chapter 1: Get Started
5A quick look at Apple Watch
6 Set up and pair with iPhone
7Status icons
8The Apple Watch app on iPhone
8Power on, wake, and unlock
10 Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
12Change language and orientation
13Charge Apple Watch
14View this user guide
15Chapter 2: Basics
15Use and organize apps
16App icons
17Get in touch with friends
18Use Handof to move between Apple Watch and iPhone
18Locate your iPhone
18Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
19Siri on Apple Watch
20When you fy
21Chapter 3: Watch Faces
21 Customize your watch face
23 Watch faces and features
27 Chapter 4: Notifcations
27Notifcations on Apple Watch
27Respond to live notifcations
28Respond to unread notifcations
30 Chapter 5: Glances
30Get a quick glance at useful information
30Check your glances
31Organize your glances
32Chapter 6: Timekeeping
32 Check the time in other locations
34 Set alarms
36Use a timer
37Time events with a stopwatch
39 Chapter 7: Messages
39 Read and reply to messages
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40 Send and manage messages
43 Chapter 8: Digital Touch
43Learn about Digital Touch
44Send a Digital Touch
45Chapter 9: Mail
45Read mail
46Manage mail
48 Chapter 10: Phone Calls
48Answer phone calls
49Make phone calls
50Chapter 11: Calendars and Reminders
50Check and update your calendar
52Set and respond to reminders
53 Chapter 12: Health and Fitness
53 Track daily activity
55 Monitor your workouts
57Check your heart rate
57Keep your data accurate
58Chapter 13: Apple Pay and Passbook
58Make purchases with Apple Pay
60Use Passbook
61 Chapter 14: Maps and Directions
61Explore the map
62Get directions
64 Chapter 15: Music
64Play music on iPhone
65Play music on Apple Watch
66Chapter 16: Remote Control
66Control music on a Mac or PC
67Control Apple TV
68Chapter 17: Photos
68View photos on Apple Watch
69Choose your album
69Manage photo storage
70Chapter 18: Camera Remote
70Use remote viewfnder and shutter
71Use the shutter timer
72Chapter 19: Stocks
72Track stocks
73Check one stock at a glance
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73Add stock info to your watch face
74Chapter 20: Weather
74Check the weather
75See weather on your watch face
76Chapter 21: Accessibility and Related Settings
76The Accessibility Shortcut
76VoiceOver
77Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
78Apple Watch Basics with VoiceOver
79Zoom
79 On/Of Button Labels
79Mono Audio and Audio Balance
79Bold Text
80Text Size
80Siri
81Chapter 22: Safety, Handling, and Support
81Important safety information
84Important handling information
86Band care information
87Remove, change, and fasten bands
89Apple Watch Support site
89Restart Apple Watch
89Reset Apple Watch settings
89Get information about your Apple Watch
90Restore Apple Watch
90Update Apple Watch software
90Restore Apple Watch from a backup
90Sell, give away, or lose Apple Watch
91Learn more, service, and support
92FCC compliance statement for Apple Watch, Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable, and
Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case
92Canadian regulatory statement for Apple Watch, Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable, and
Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case
93Hallmarks and fneness marks for Apple Watch Edition
93Disposal and recycling information
95Apple and the environment
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Display
Firmly press to change the watch face or see options in an app.
Digital Crown/ Home button
Press to see watch face or Home screen.
Double-click to return to last app.
Press and hold for Siri.
Turn to zoom, scroll, or adjust.
Side button
Press to show or hide Friends.
Double-click for
Apple Pay.
Press and hold to turn off or on.
Speaker
Heart rate sensor
Microphone
Band release buttons
Press to slide out the band.
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Here are the gestures you need to use Apple Watch and its apps. The Apple Watch display not only responds to touch-based gestures like tapping and swiping, it also uses Force Touch technology to respond to the pressure of your fnger.
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A setup assistant guides you through a few simple steps to pair Apple Watch with your iPhone and make it your own.
If you have difculty seeing the Apple Watch or iPhone screen to set it up, VoiceOver or Zoom can help. See Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver on page 77 or Zoom on page 79.
Set up and pair. Update your iPhone to iOS software version 8.2 or later (go to Settings > General > Software Update), which includes the companion Apple Watch app. Then open the
Apple Watch app on iPhone.
Apple Watch
·WARNING: To avoid injury, read Important safety information on page 81 before using Apple Watch.
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Put Apple Watch on your wrist, then press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.
When prompted, position your iPhone so that Apple Watch appears in the camera viewfnder on the iPhone screen. Follow the instructions on iPhone and Apple Watch to fnish setup. During setup, you’ll choose your language, watch orientation, and passcode. For information on how to change these later, see Change language and orientation on page 12 and Power on, wake, and unlock on page 8.
You might need to charge Apple Watch before pairing it with iPhone. For information on charging, see Charge Apple Watch on page 13.
Change or clean the watch band. For optimal performance, Apple Watch should ft closely but comfortably on your wrist. Adjust the band accordingly. For information about removing and changing the band on Apple Watch, or for help with cleaning, see Remove, change, and fasten bands on page 87 and Band care information on page 86.
Status icons at the top of the screen give you information about Apple Watch:
Notifcation: You have an unread notifcation.
Charging: Apple Watch is charging.
Lock: Apple Watch is locked with a passcode.
Do Not Disturb: Calls and alerts won’t sound or light up the screen, but alarms are still in efect.
Airplane Mode: Wireless is turned of but non-wireless features are still available.
Disconnected from your iPhone: Apple Watch has lost the connection with its paired iPhone.
Loading: There’s wireless activity or an active process happening.
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The Apple Watch app on iPhone lets you customize watch settings and options and set up Apple Pay for Apple Watch. It gives you access to the App Store, where you can download and install apps for Apple Watch. For information about the App Store, see Use and organize apps on page 15.
Open the Apple Watch app. On iPhone, tap the Apple Watch app icon, then tap My Watch to open the settings for Apple Watch.
Turn on Apple Watch. If Apple Watch is of, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears (you might see a black screen for a short time frst), then wait for the watch face.
Turn of Apple Watch. You can power of Apple Watch—press and hold the side button until the slider appears, then drag it to the right.
Wake Apple Watch. Just raise your wrist or tap the display. Apple Watch sleeps when you lower your wrist. You can also wake Apple Watch by pressing the Digital Crown—handy if you’re not wearing it.
If Apple Watch doesn’t wake when you raise your wrist, make sure you’ve selected the proper wrist and Digital Crown orientation. Open the Settings app (if you’re looking at the watch face, press the Digital Crown to get to the Home screen, then tap ), go to General > Orientation, then make sure Orientation is set to the wrist you wear Apple Watch on. It’s also possible that the battery needs charging. See Charge Apple Watch on page 13.
From the watch face, press to see the Home screen.
Tap to open an app.
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Wake to the watch face—or your last activity. You can set Apple Watch to show the watch face when it wakes, or return you to where you were before it went to sleep. The default is to wake to the watch face. To choose to return to the last app you used, open Settings , tap General > Activate on Wrist Raise, and make sure Wrist Raise is turned on. Then scroll down to choose opening to the last-used app. You can also do this using the Apple Watch app on iPhone: tap My Watch, go to General > Activate on Wrist Raise, then choose Resume Previous Activity.
Turn on Wrist Raise and set default wake activity.
Unlock with iPhone. To unlock Apple Watch by entering your iPhone passcode on iPhone, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then tap Unlock with iPhone. Or, on Apple Watch, open Settings , scroll down, tap Passcode, then turn on Unlock with iPhone.
Note: Your Apple Watch passcode can be diferent from your iPhone passcode—in fact, for security, it’s better to make the passcodes diferent.
Enter your passcode. If you take Apple Watch of your wrist or wear it very loosely, it asks for your passcode the next time you try to use it. When the number pad appears, just tap your passcode.
Change the passcode. On Apple Watch, open Settings , scroll down, tap Passcode, then tap
Change Passcode and follow the onscreen prompts. Enter a new 4-digit passcode, then confrm it. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then tap Change
Passcode and follow the onscreen prompts.
Turn off
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Change the passcode.
Enter a longer passcode. To use a passcode longer than four digits, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then turn of Simple Passcode. A simple passcode is a 4-digit number. With this option of, you can set a longer passcode on Apple Watch.
Turn of the passcode. Open Settings , tap Passcode, then tap Disable Passcode. Or open the
Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then tap Turn Passcode Of.
Note: If you disable your passcode, you can’t use Apple Pay on Apple Watch.
Lock it automatically. Turn on wrist detection to lock your watch automatically when you’re not wearing it. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap General, then tap Wrist
Detection. If you turn on Wrist Detection, you can also see the time when you raise your wrist. If you turn of Wrist Detection, you can’t use Apple Pay.
Lock it manually. Press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, then drag the Lock
Device slider to the right. You’ll be required to enter your passcode the next time you try to use
Apple Watch.
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You can also put the watch into Power Reserve mode from this screen. See Charge Apple Watch on page 13.
Erase Apple Watch data. You can set Apple Watch to erase its data if the incorrect password is entered 10 times. This protects the contents of your watch if it is lost or stolen. Open the
Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then tap Erase Data.
If you forget your passcode. Unpair Apple Watch from its paired iPhone to erase your
Apple Watch settings and passcode. You can also reset Apple Watch and pair it again with your iPhone. See Reset Apple Watch settings on page 89.
Adjust brightness. Open the Settings app , then scroll down and tap Brightness & Text Size.
Tap a Brightness symbol, then turn the Digital Crown or tap the brightness symbols to adjust. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Brightness & Text Size, then drag the Brightness slider.
Tap the brightness symbols.
Adjust text size.
Make text bold.
Make the text larger. Open Settings , then scroll down and tap Brightness & Text Size. Tap Text Size, then tap the letters or scroll the Digital Crown to increase or decrease the text size. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Brightness & Text Size, and drag the Text Size slider.
Make the text bold. Open Settings , then scroll down and tap Brightness & Text Size. Turn on Bold Text. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Brightness & Text Size, then turn on Bold Text.
When you turn on bold text from either Apple Watch or your paired iPhone, Apple Watch must reset to apply the change. Tap Continue.
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Adjust sound. Open Settings , then scroll down and tap Sounds & Haptics. Tap the volume buttons under Ringer and Alert Sounds or tap the slider once to select it, then turn the Digital
Crown to adjust the volume. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Sounds
& Haptics, then drag the Ringer and Alert Sounds slider.
Tap the volume symbols.
Tap to mute sounds.
Mute Apple Watch. Open Settings , scroll down and tap Sounds & Haptics, then turn on Mute. Or swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Settings glance, then tap the Mute button. You can also open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Sounds & Haptics, then turn on Mute.
Apple Watch is connected to its companion iPhone.
Turn on Mute.
You can also quickly mute new alert and notifcation sounds by resting the palm of your hand on the watch display and holding it there for at least three seconds. You’ll feel a tap to confrm that mute is on. You must frst turn on the option in the Apple Watch app on iPhone. Tap My Watch, tap Sounds & Haptics, then turn on Cover to Mute.
Adjust haptic intensity. Apple Watch taps your wrist for certain notifcations and alerts, and you can adjust the intensity of these haptics. Open Settings , then scroll down and tap Sounds & Haptics. Tap the haptic buttons under Ringer and Alert Haptics or tap the slider once to select it, then turn the Digital Crown to adjust the haptic intensity. Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Sounds & Haptics, then drag the Ringer and Alert Haptics slider.
Tap the haptic symbols.
Do Not Disturb is an easy way to silence Apple Watch. It keeps calls and alerts (except for alarms) from making any sounds or lighting up the screen.
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Turn on Do Not Disturb. Swipe up on the watch face, swipe left or right to the Settings glance, then tap the Do Not Disturb button . Or open Settings , tap Do Not Disturb, then turn on Do Not Disturb. When Do Not Disturb is on, you’ll see the at the top of the screen.
Tap to turn on Do Not Disturb.
To silence both Apple Watch and iPhone, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, and turn on Do Not Disturb > Mirror iPhone. Then, any time you change Do Not Disturb on one, the other will change to match.
Change language or region format. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Language & Region.
Tap to change the language.
Switch wrists or change the Digital Crown orientation. If you want to switch wrists or prefer to orient the Digital Crown diferently, adjust your orientation settings so that raising your wrist wakes Apple Watch, and turning the Digital Crown moves things in the direction you expect. Open the Settings app , then go to General > Orientation. To change the settings in the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Watch Orientation.
Set orientation options on Apple Watch or in the Apple Watch app.
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Charge Apple Watch. In a well-ventilated area, place the included Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable or Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case on a fat surface, plug it into the included power adapter, or a power adapter you use with iPhone or iPad, and then plug it into a power outlet. When using the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Case, keep the case open.
Position the back of Apple Watch on the charger. The magnets on the charger align Apple Watch properly, and you’ll hear a chime (unless Apple Watch is muted) and see a charging symbol on the watch face. The symbol is red when Apple Watch needs power and turns green when Apple Watch is charging.
WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging Apple Watch, see Important safety information on page 81.
Check remaining power. On Apple Watch, swipe up on the watch face, then swipe to the Battery glance.
You can also add the battery indicator to many of the watch faces, including Modular, Color, Utility, Simple, Chronograph, and Mickey Mouse. With the watch face showing, frmly press the display, tap Customize, then swipe to the left until you can choose individual feature locations.
Tap a location, turn the Digital Crown to choose Battery, then press the Digital Crown to exit.
View the percentage of remaining battery life.
Use Power Reserve to stretch available power. You can put Apple Watch in Power Reserve mode to save power when the battery is low. Apple Watch continues to keep and display time, but other apps aren’t available for use. Swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Power glance, tap Power Reserve, then tap Proceed. You can also press the side button until you see the slider appear, then drag it to the right.
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Note: Apple Watch automatically enters Power Reserve mode if the percentage of battery charge remaining drops below approximately 10 percent.
Return to normal power mode. Press and hold the side button to restart Apple Watch. There must be sufcient charge in the battery for this to work.
Check time since last charge. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Usage, where you can view the Usage and Standby values. These values, added
together, give you the elapsed time since the last full charge. Below that, you can see the Power Reserve value.
View power values.
You can view the Apple Watch User Guide on iPhone within the Apple Watch app, in Safari, or in iBooks. You can also open and print a PDF of the user guide.
View the user guide from the Apple Watch app. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap
My Watch, go to General > About, then scroll down and tap View the Apple Watch User Guide.
View the user guide in Safari. Go to help.apple.com/watch.
•Add an icon for the user guide to the iPhone Home screen: Tap , then tap Add to Home Screen.
•View the user guide in a diferent language: Tap Change Language at the bottom of the home page.
View the user guide in iBooks. Open iBooks, then search for “Apple Watch user guide” in the iBooks Store.
View a PDF of the user guide. Go to support.apple.com/manuals/watch, fnd the latest
Apple Watch User Guide, and click PDF. (You can also fnd the iBooks and web versions of the user guide here.)
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Apple Watch includes apps for a variety of communication, information, and timekeeping tasks. They’re on a single Home screen, where you can arrange them as you like.
Open an app. From the watch face, press the Digital Crown to get to the Home screen, then tap the app icon. Or turn the Digital Crown to open whichever app is in the center of the Home screen.
Return to the last app. Double-click the Digital Crown.
Return to the watch face. Tap the watch icon on the Home screen to return to your watch face. Or press the Digital Crown.
Rearrange your apps. On Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown to go to the Home screen. Touch and hold an app until the apps jiggle and the app icons look the same size, then drag the app you want to move to a new location. Press the Digital Crown when you’re done.
Touch and hold an app, then drag to a new location.
Or open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then tap App Layout. Touch and hold an app icon, then drag it to a new location. Tap Reset to restore the original layout.
Touch and drag to move apps around.
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Find and install apps from the App Store. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, then tap
App Store to fnd apps for Apple Watch. Purchase, download, and install apps on your iPhone. On Apple Watch, you’ll see a message prompting you to install the app. Tap Yes.
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Adjust settings for installed apps. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, and scroll down to view your apps. Tap an app name to change its settings.
Check storage used by apps. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Usage. View the storage used by each app and the available storage left on
Apple Watch.
Hide an installed app from Apple Watch. On the Home screen, touch and hold the app icon until you see an X on the border. Tap the X to remove the app from Apple Watch. It remains installed on your paired iPhone, unless you delete it from there. To show or hide installed apps on Apple Watch, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, scroll down to see apps you’ve installed, tap the app name, and then tap Show App on Apple Watch. You can’t hide the apps that came with Apple Watch. For information on showing or hiding glances, see Check your glances on page 30.
Here are the icons for the apps that come with Apple Watch, with links to learn more about them.
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See Track daily activity on page 53. |
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See Set alarms on page 34. |
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Calendar |
See Check and update your calendar on page 50. |
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Camera |
See Use remote viewfnder and shutter on page 70. |
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See Read mail on page 45. |
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Maps |
See Explore the map on page 61. |
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Messages |
See Read and reply to messages on page 39. |
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Music |
See Play music on Apple Watch on page 65. |
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Phone |
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Stocks |
See Track stocks on page 72. |
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Stopwatch |
See Time events with a stopwatch on page 37. |
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The side button on Apple Watch gives you quick access to people you stay in touch with the most. Press the side button, pick a friend, then call, send a message, or use Digital Touch. But frst, add your friends to Apple Watch.
Add friends to Apple Watch on iPhone. Apple Watch automatically adds up to 12 of your favorite contacts from iPhone. To change the list of friends that appears on Apple Watch, open the
Apple Watch app, tap My Watch, then tap Friends. In the Friends list, tap Add Friend, then tap your friend in the list of contacts that appears. If your friend isn’t in the list, open the Contacts app on iPhone and add them, then try again.
Tap to add a friend from your Contacts.
See friends on Apple Watch. Press the side button to see up to 12 of your friends. Turn the
Digital Crown to highlight each friend. Tap a friend’s picture or initials, then choose how you want to get in touch.
Tap a friend.
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Use Handof to move between Apple Watch and iPhone
The Handof feature on Apple Watch and iPhone lets you move from device to device without losing focus on what you’re doing. For example, you can easily check email on Apple Watch, but you might want to switch to iPhone to type a reply using the onscreen keyboard. Simply wake iPhone, and you see an icon in the lower-left corner of the Lock screen that matches the app you’re using on Apple Watch—for example, Mail. Swipe up on the icon to open the same email on iPhone, then fnish your reply.
You can use Handof with these apps: Mail, Maps, Messages, Phone, Reminders, and Calendar, as well as Siri. For Handof to work, your Apple Watch must be in close proximity to your iPhone.
Open message to read on Apple Watch.
Swipe up to read mail on iPhone.
Turn Handof on or of. Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, then turn on
General > Enable Handof.
Misplaced your iPhone? Apple Watch can help you fnd it if it’s nearby.
Ping your iPhone. Swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Settings glance, then tap the Ping iPhone button.
If iPhone is not in range of Apple Watch, you can also try to fnd it using Find My iPhone from iCloud.com.
Although you need an iPhone to do most things with Apple Watch, you can still do several things with Apple Watch without having an iPhone in range.
•Play music from a synced playlist on Apple Watch
•Use the watch, alarms, timers, and the stopwatch
•Keep track of your activity (stand, move, exercise) with the Activity app
•Track workouts
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•Display photos from synced photo albums
•Use Apple Pay to make purchases. See Make purchases with Apple Pay on page 58.
Apple Watch uses Bluetooth® wireless technology to connect to its paired iPhone and uses the iPhone for many wireless functions. Apple Watch can’t confgure new Wi-Fi networks on its own, but it can connect to Wi-Fi networks you’ve set up on the paired iPhone.
If your Apple Watch and iPhone are on the same network but aren’t connected by Bluetooth, you can also do the following on Apple Watch without iPhone:
•Send and receive messages using iMessage
•Send and receive Digital Touch messages
•Use Siri
Siri can perform tasks and deliver lots of information right on Apple Watch.
Ask Siri a question. Just raise Apple Watch or tap the screen. When it wakes, say “Hey, Siri” followed by your request. You can also press and hold the Digital Crown until you see the listening indicator at the bottom of the screen, then say your request and release the Digital Crown. To reply to a question from Siri or just continue the conversation, hold down the Digital Crown and speak. Or simply say “Hey, Siri” and your request.
Press and hold to activate Siri.
You’ll fnd suggestions of things you can ask Siri throughout this user guide—they look like this:
“What kinds of things can I ask you?”
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When you fy
Some airlines might let you fy with Apple Watch (and iPhone) turned on if you put them in Airplane Mode so they can’t interfere with aircraft systems.
“Turn on Airplane Mode.”
Turn on Airplane Mode. Swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Settings glance, then tap the Airplane Mode button . The Connected status at the top of the screen changes to
Disconnected. Or open the Settings app , then tap Airplane Mode. When Airplane Mode is on, you’ll see at the top of the screen.
To place both Apple Watch and iPhone in Airplane Mode, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, and turn on Airplane Mode > Mirror iPhone. Then, any time you switch to Airplane Mode on one device, the other will switch to match. To turn of Airplane Mode, you must do it on each device separately.
Note: To turn of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, place Apple Watch in Airplane Mode.
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You can customize the Apple Watch face so it looks the way you want and provides the functions you need. Choose from a variety of watch face designs, adjust colors, features, and other details, then add it to your collection so you can switch when you need the right timekeeping tools—or whenever you’d like a change.
Change the watch face. With the watch face showing, frmly press the display, then swipe to see the faces in your collection. When you fnd the face you want, tap it.
Swipe to see other watch faces.
Tap to add features to your watch face.
You can add special functions—sometimes called complications—to your watch face, so you can instantly check things like stock prices or the weather report.
Add features to the watch face. With the watch face showing, frmly press the display, then tap Customize. Swipe to select a feature, then turn the Digital Crown to adjust. On some faces, you need to tap a feature to select it. When you’re fnished, press the Digital Crown to save your changes. Tap the face to switch to it. For more information about each watch face, see Watch faces and features on page 23.
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Add a watch face to your collection. Assemble your own collection of custom faces—even diferent versions of the same design. With the current watch face showing, frmly press the display, swipe all the way to the right, then tap the New button (+). Swipe up and down to browse designs, then tap the one you want to add. After you add it, you can customize it.
Tap, swipe up or down to browse watch faces, then tap a watch face to add it.
Delete a face from your collection. Don’t use a face much anymore? With the current watch face showing, frmly press the display, swipe to the face you don’t want, then swipe it up and tap
Delete. You can always add the watch face again later.
Swipe up to delete a watch face.
Advance the watch time. Like to set your watch ahead? Open the Settings app , tap Time, tap +0 min, then turn the Digital Crown to set the watch ahead by as much as 59 minutes. This setting only changes the time shown on the watch face—it doesn’t afect alarms, times in notifcations, or any other times (such as World Clock).
Turn to advance the time.
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Apple Watch includes a variety of watch faces, any of which you can customize to suit you. Check frequently for software updates; the set of watch faces that follows might difer from what you see on your Apple Watch.
Astronomy
This Astronomy watch face shows you the solar system and the exact position of the planets, sun, and moon, and displays the day, date, and current time.
While viewing the Earth, moon, or solar system, turn the Digital Crown to move back or forward in time.
Tap to see the current position of the planets in the solar system.
Tap the Moon to see its current phase.
Chronograph
This watch face measures time in precise increments, like a classic analog stopwatch. It includes a stopwatch, which can be activated right from the face.
•Adjust basic characteristics: Dial details • Face color
•Add to the watch face: Date • Calendar • Moon phase • Sunrise/Sunset • Weather • Stocks • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Battery charge • World Clock
Color
This watch face displays the time and any features you add in your choice of bright colors.
•Adjust basic characteristics: Dial color
•Add to the watch face: Date • Moon phase • Sunrise/sunset • Weather • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Stopwatch • Battery charge • World Clock • Your monogram (displays initials above the center; initials are taken from your Contacts information)
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Mickey Mouse
Let Mickey Mouse give you a whimsical view of time, and watch his foot tap of the seconds.
•Add to the watch face: Date • Calendar • Moon phase • Sunrise/sunset • Weather • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Stopwatch • Battery charge • World Clock • Expanded views of all the preceding features plus Stocks
Modular
The Modular watch face has a fexible grid design that lets you add many features to give you a thorough view of your day.
•Adjust basic characteristics: Color
•Add to the watch face: Date • Calendar • Moon phase • Sunrise/Sunset • Weather • Stocks • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Stopwatch • Battery charge • World Clock • Expanded views of Calendar, Weather, Stocks, Activity, Alarm, Timer, Stopwatch, and World Clock
Motion
The Motion watch face displays a beautiful animated theme—butterfies, fowers, or jellyfsh.
•Adjust basic characteristic: The animated butterfy, fower, or jellyfsh
•Add to the watch face: Date (with or without day)
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Simple
This minimalistic and elegant watch face lets you add detail to the dial and features to the corners.
•Adjust basic characteristics: Color of the sweep hand • Detail and numbering of the dial
•Add to the watch face: Date • Calendar • Moon phase • Sunrise/Sunset • Weather • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Stopwatch • Battery charge • World Clock
Solar
Based on your current location and time of day, the Solar watch face displays the sun’s position in the sky, as well as the day, date, and current time.
Turn the Digital Crown to move the sun to dusk, dawn, zenith, sunset, and darkness.
Utility
This watch face is practical and functional; add up to three features to display what you want to see at a glance.
•Adjust basic characteristics: Color of the second hand • Detail and number of the dial
•Add to the watch face: Date • Calendar • Moon phase • Sunrise/Sunset • Weather • Activity summary • Alarm • Timer • Stopwatch • Battery charge • World Clock • Expanded views of all the preceding features plus Stocks
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X-Large
• Adjust basic characteristics: Color
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Notifcations on Apple Watch
Apps send notifcations to keep you informed—meeting invitations, messages, and exercise reminders are just a few examples. Notifcations are displayed on Apple Watch as soon as they arrive. If you don’t read them right away, they’re saved so you can check them later.
Swipe down on the watch face to see unread notifications.
WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations, see Important safety information on page 81.
Respond to live notifcations
Respond to a notifcation when it arrives. If you hear or feel a notifcation, raise Apple Watch to view it. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the bottom of the notifcation, then tap a button there. Or tap the app icon in the notifcation to open the corresponding app.
Tap to open the full app.
Dismiss a notifcation. Swipe down on the notifcation you’re reading, or scroll to the bottom of the notifcation and tap Dismiss.
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Choose which notifcations you get. On iPhone, go to Settings > Notifcations to specify which apps and events generate notifcations. Then, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap
My Watch, tap Notifcations, tap the app (for example, Messages), then choose Mirror my iPhone. Or, to choose diferent notifcation settings than those on iPhone, choose Custom instead.
Choose which notifications to see on Apple Watch.
Silence notifcations. To silence notifcations on Apple Watch, swipe up on the watch face, swipe to the Settings glance, then tap Silent Mode. You’ll still feel a tap when a notifcation arrives. To prevent sound or tap, tap Do Not Disturb.
Keep it private. When you raise your wrist to see a notifcation, you get a quick summary, then full details a few seconds later. For example, when a message arrives, you see who it’s from frst, then the message appears. To stop the full notifcation from appearing unless you tap it, open the Apple Watch app on iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Notifcations, then turn on Notifcation Privacy.
Respond to unread notifcations
See notifcations you haven’t responded to. If you don’t respond to a notifcation when it arrives, it’s saved in Notifcation Center. A red dot at the top of your watch face shows you have an unread notifcation—swipe down to view it. To scroll the notifcations list, swipe up or down or turn the Digital Crown.
Swipe down to view unread notifications.
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Respond to a notifcation in the list. Tap the notifcation.
Tap a notification to respond to it.
Clear notifcations. Apple Watch removes notifcations from the list when you tap to read them. To delete a notifcation without reading it, swipe it to the left, then tap Clear. To clear all notifcations, frmly press the display, then tap Clear All.
Tap to clear a notification, or press the display to clear all notifications.
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