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Table of Contents

Apple Watch User Guide

  • Welcome
    • Apple Watch models
    • Use buttons and gestures
    • Get started with Apple Watch
    • Stay fit with Apple Watch
    • Stay connected with Apple Watch
    • Apple Watch Ultra, built for the outdoors
  • What’s new
    • Set up Apple Watch
    • Set up and pair your Apple Watch with iPhone
    • Pair another Apple Watch with your iPhone
      • Connect to Wi-Fi
      • Set up and use cellular service
      • Use Dual SIM
    • Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
    • Turn on and wake Apple Watch
    • Lock or unlock Apple Watch
      • Charge the battery
      • Check battery health and usage
      • Extend the battery life
    • Set up Apple Watch For Your Kids
    • Get started with Schooltime
    • Play music and podcasts
    • See activity and health reports
    • Use Apple Cash Family
    • Apps on Apple Watch
    • Open apps
    • Tell time
    • Status icons
      • Use Control Center
      • Use the flashlight
      • Ping your iPhone
      • Use Airplane Mode
      • Turn on Schooltime
      • Customize Control Center
    • See and respond to notifications
    • Quickly mute notifications with gestures
    • Silence notifications for extended periods
    • See widgets in the Smart Stack
    • Use double tap for common actions
    • Use the Action button
    • Enter text
    • Change the settings
    • Change the language and orientation
    • Adjust brightness and text size
    • Adjust volume and haptics
    • Choose alert sounds and haptics
    • Remove, change, and fasten watch bands
    • Organize apps
    • View app settings and storage
      • Change notification settings
      • Use Focus
    • Update your Apple Account
    • Safety features
    • Contact emergency services
    • Set up and view Medical ID
    • Use Check In
    • Manage Fall Detection
    • Manage Crash Detection
      • Set up satellite communications
      • Use satellite features
    • Use Siri
      • Ask Siri to get information
      • Use Siri for your daily routine
      • Ask Siri to play audio
      • Keep track of your health and fitness with Siri
      • Control your Apple Watch and smart home devices
    • Listen and respond to incoming notifications
    • Announce calls with Siri
    • Change Apple Watch faces
    • Add complications to the watch face
    • Share Apple Watch faces
    • Faces and features
  • Run with Apple Watch
    • Get started with health features
    • Set up Handwashing
    • See time in daylight
      • Track daily activity
      • Adjust your Activity ring goals
      • Track your training load
      • Share your activity
    • Alarms
      • Get apps
      • Change settings
    • Audiobooks
    • Blood Oxygen
    • Calculator
    • Calendar
    • Camera Remote
      • Use the Compass app
      • View and add Compass Waypoints
      • Use Backtrack to retrace your steps
      • Contacts
      • Use NameDrop to share contact information
      • Use Cycle Tracking
      • Receive retrospective ovulation estimates
      • Track your pregnancy
      • Measure underwater temperature, duration, and depth
      • Log your underwater activity
      • Configure the Depth app
    • ECG
        • View a friend’s location
        • Get directions to a friend
      • Find misplaced devices
        • Locate an AirTag
        • Mark an AirTag as lost
      • Heart Rate
      • Heart Health
      • Receive hypertension notifications
      • Control your home
      • Use Grid Forecast to plan your energy usage
      • Send and receive intercom messages
      • Remotely access your smart home accessories
      • Read mail
      • Write and reply to mail
      • Manage mail
      • Find places and explore
      • Explore maps
      • Get directions
      • Use offline maps
    • Medications
    • Memoji
      • Read messages
      • Send and reply to messages
      • Edit and unsend messages
      • Translate messages
      • Send stickers, animations, and more
      • Share your location
      • Share messages
      • Make a FaceTime audio call
      • Start a Reflect or Breathe session
      • Log your state of mind