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Apple Watch User Guide
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Table of Contents
Apple Watch User Guide
Welcome
Introducing Apple Watch
Apple Watch models
Use buttons and gestures
Get started with Apple Watch
Stay active with Apple Watch
Stay connected with Apple Watch
Apple Watch Ultra, built for the outdoors
What’s new in watchOS 27
Set up
Pair and set up Apple Watch with iPhone
Pair another Apple Watch with your iPhone
Power and connectivity
Turn on or off
Charge and monitor the battery
Charge the battery
Check battery health and usage
Extend the battery life
Wi-Fi and cellular
Connect to Wi-Fi
Set up and use cellular service
Use Dual SIM
Use Airplane Mode
Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
Apple Watch For Your Kids
Basics
Wake and unlock
Tell time
Check the status
Use apps
Use Control Center
Enter text
View Live Activities
See widgets in the Smart Stack
Use tap gestures
Use the Action button
Use the flashlight
Ping your iPhone
Manage your passcode
Notifications
See and respond to notifications
Use gestures for notifications and alerts
Silence notifications for extended periods
Change notification settings
Use Focus
Personalize your Apple Watch
Remove and change Apple Watch bands
Organize apps
Change the settings
Change the language and orientation
Adjust the display settings
Adjust volume and haptics
Choose alert sounds and haptics
View app settings and storage
Update your Apple Account
Apple Watch safety features
Safety features
Contact emergency services
Set up and view Medical ID
Use Check In
Manage Fall Detection
Manage Crash Detection
Off-grid communication via satellite
Set up satellite communications
Use satellite features
Siri
How to use Siri
Get started with Siri AI
Use the Siri app
Find out what Siri can do
Find information with Siri
Take action with Siri on Apple Watch
Ask Siri to play audio
Control your Apple Watch and smart home devices
Change Siri settings
Change how Siri responds
Announce calls with Siri
Listen and respond to incoming notifications
Apple Watch faces
Change Apple Watch faces
Add complications to the watch face
Share Apple Watch faces
Faces and features
Run with Apple Watch
Track important health information
Get started with health features
Update your health details
Set up Handwashing
See time in daylight
Apps
Activity
Track daily activity
Adjust your Activity ring goals
Track your training load
Share your activity
Alarms
App Store
Audiobooks
Blood Oxygen
Calculator
Calendar
Camera Remote
Compass
Use the Compass app
View and add waypoints
Use Backtrack to retrace your steps
Contacts
Cycle Tracking
Use Cycle Tracking
Receive retrospective ovulation estimates
Track your pregnancy
Track menopause stages
Depth
Measure underwater temperature, duration, and depth
Log your underwater activity
Configure the Depth app
ECG
Find My
Set up Find My
Find people
Find devices
Find items
Heart Rate
Heart Rate
Monitor your heart health
Receive hypertension notifications
Home
Mail
Maps
Get directions
Find places
Use offline maps
Medications
Messages
Read and respond to messages
Write messages
Translate messages
Memoji
Mindfulness
Start a Reflect or Breathe session
Log your state of mind
Music
Add music
Remove music
Play music
Do more with Music
Pin music
Radio
Music Recognition
News
Noise
Notes
Now Playing
Phone and FaceTime
Make calls
Accept or decline incoming calls
While on a call
Make a FaceTime audio call
Photos
Choose a photo album and manage storage
View photos
Customize the Photos watch face
Podcasts
Readiness
Reminders
Remote
Shortcuts
Siren
Sleep
Set up sleep schedules
Track your sleep
View your sleep score
Track your nightly wrist temperature
Receive sleep apnea notifications
Stocks
Stopwatch
Tides
Timers
Tips
Translate
Vitals
Voice Memos
Wallet
Set up cards and passes
Make purchases with Apple Pay
Use cards and passes
Manage cards and passes
Weather
Workout
Complete a workout
Start a workout
Play audio during a workout
Use Workout Buddy
Use gym equipment
Customize your workouts
Create a Custom Workout
Combine multiple workouts
Customize workout views
Go for a run
Start an outdoor run workout
Workout views and running metrics
View Heart Rate Zones
Go cycling
Go for a swim
Change settings in Workout
World Clock
Use Apple Watch with other devices
Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
Choose an audio destination
Hand off tasks
Unlock your Mac
Unlock your iPhone
Ping your Apple Watch with iPhone
Accessibility
Use accessibility features with Siri
Use the Accessibility Shortcut
Vision
Zoom
Adjust text and display settings
Tell time with haptic feedback
VoiceOver
Use VoiceOver
Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
Use a braille display
Use a Bluetooth keyboard
Mobility
Apple Watch Mirroring
Control nearby devices
AssistiveTouch
Use a Bluetooth keyboard
Adjust motor skills settings
Automatically open the focused app
Hearing
Set up and use RTT
Accessibility audio settings
Control Live Listen
Use Sound Recognition
Speech
Type to speak
Restart, erase, recover, restore, and update
Restart Apple Watch
Unpair and erase Apple Watch
If you forget your passcode
Recover Apple Watch