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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