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Table of Contents

  • 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 and pair your Apple Watch with iPhone
    • Set up more than one Apple Watch
    • Pair Apple Watch with a new iPhone
    • The Apple Watch app
      • Charge the battery
      • Check battery health and usage
      • Extend the battery life
    • Turn on and wake Apple Watch
    • Lock or unlock Apple Watch
    • Set up Apple Watch For Your Kids
    • Get started with Schooltime
    • Play music
    • Add and play 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
      • Silence alerts and notifications
      • Turn on Schooltime
      • Customize Control Center
    • See and respond to notifications
    • See widgets in the Smart Stack
    • Enter text
    • Connect to Wi-Fi
    • Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
    • Set up and use cellular service
    • Change the language and orientation
    • Adjust brightness and text size
    • Adjust the volume, sounds, and haptics
    • Remove, change, and fasten watch bands
    • Use double tap to perform common actions
    • Customize the Action button
    • Organize apps
      • Change notification settings
      • Use Focus
    • Manage your Apple Account
    • Safety features
    • Use Check In
    • Set up and view your Medical ID
    • Contact emergency services
    • Manage Fall Detection
    • Manage Crash Detection
    • Use Siri
    • Listen and respond to incoming notifications
    • Announce calls with Siri
    • Explore the Face Gallery
    • Change your Watch Face
    • 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
    • App Store
      • Add audiobooks
      • Play 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 or contact a friend
      • Find misplaced devices
        • Locate an AirTag
        • Mark an AirTag as lost
      • Heart Rate
      • Heart Health
      • 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 messages
      • Edit and unsend 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
      • Add music
      • Remove music
      • Play music
      • Do more with Music
      • Radio
    • Music Recognition
    • News
      • Measure noise levels
      • Monitor your environmental noise exposure
    • Now Playing
      • Answer phone calls
      • Make phone calls
      • Use Dual SIM
      • Choose a photo album and manage storage
      • View photos
      • Add podcasts
      • Play podcasts
    • Reminders
    • Remote
    • Shortcuts
    • Siren
      • Track your sleep
      • Track your nightly wrist temperature
      • Receive sleep apnea notifications
    • Stocks
    • Stopwatch
    • Tides
    • Timers
    • Use the Tips app
    • Translate
    • Vitals
    • Voice Memos
    • Walkie-Talkie
      • About Apple Wallet
      • Apple Pay
      • Set up Apple Pay
      • Make purchases with Apple Pay
      • Use Apple Cash
      • Use passes
      • Use rewards cards
      • Ride transit
      • Use your driver’s license or state ID
      • Home, hotel room, and vehicle keys
      • Vaccination cards
      • Check the weather
      • See weather in other locations
      • Get started
        • Start a workout
        • Start an outdoor push wheelchair workout
        • Adjust Apple Watch during a workout
        • Play audio during a workout
        • Use gym equipment
        • End and view a summary of your workout
        • Create a custom workout
        • Combine multiple workouts
        • Customize workout views
        • 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
    • 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
    • VoiceOver
    • Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
    • Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
    • Apple Watch Mirroring
    • Control nearby devices
    • AssistiveTouch
    • Use a braille display
    • Use a Bluetooth keyboard
    • Zoom
    • Tell time with haptic feedback
    • Adjust text size and other visual settings
    • Adjust motor skills settings
    • Set up and use RTT
    • Accessibility audio settings
    • Type to speak
    • Automatically open the focused app
    • Use accessibility features with Siri
    • The Accessibility Shortcut
    • Restart Apple Watch
    • Unpair and erase Apple Watch
    • If you forget your passcode
    • Recover Apple Watch
    • Restore Apple Watch from a backup
    • Update Apple Watch software
    • Protect a lost Apple Watch
    • Get information about Apple Watch
    • Find your serial number
    • Other ways to view this user guide
    • Apple Watch Support site
    • Learn more, service, and support
    • Important safety information
    • Important handling information
    • Unauthorized modification of watchOS
    • Band care information
    • FCC compliance statement
    • ISED Canada compliance statement
    • Ultra Wideband information
    • Class 1 Laser Information
    • Disposal and recycling information
    • Apple and the environment
  • Copyright and trademarks

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