Tips To Get the Most out of Your Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is remarkably versatile for such a small device, despite the fact that it might not be as powerful as an iPhone or iPad. Depending on the kind of Apple Watch you have, there are several settings and tasks you may carry out, such as listening to music, keeping track of your workouts, checking your heart rate, and browsing your images.

Tips for Apple Watch Users

Following are some helpful tips for your Apple Watch:

1: When wearing a mask, use your Apple Watch to unlock your phone

If you have an iPhone with Face ID and an Apple Watch, you can enable a function that will allow you to unlock your phone while using a mask by using the Apple Watch as an additional authentication layer.

You must follow the instructions in the Settings app’s “Face ID & Passcode” section to activate this feature.

Once switched on, your Apple Watch unlocks your iPhone using skin contact verification when you unlock it with an unlocked iPhone or your Apple Watch passcode. When using Face ID to unlock your iPhone while using a mask, swipe up, it will successfully unlock the device after reading your face and authenticating with the Apple Watch.

2: Send a Picture from your Watch

Apple now allows customers to upload images directly from their Apple Watches with watchOS 8.

• On the Apple Watch, open the Photos app.
• Please tap on the picture you wish to share after choosing it.
• Tap the tiny share icon in the image’s lower right corner.
• You can send it to anyone using Messages or Mail by scrolling down, or Apple will provide your most recent connections.
• If you wish to add a message, choose a contact and then type a message.

The maximum number of photos that may be synced is 500, but you should be aware that this will reduce the amount of storage space that is available on your Apple Watch.

3: Track Your Sleep

Wearing your Apple Watch while you sleep will allow you to track how long you spend in bed, how much of that time is spent sleeping, and your heart rate. You must configure Sleep Mode on your Apple Watch to track your sleep when you go to bed.

4: Get Help in Case of Emergency

You can activate an SOS feature on the Apple Watch that instantly calls emergency services if you wish to obtain assistance in an emergency.

• Launch the Apple Watch’s Settings app.
• To find “SOS,” scroll below.
• Make the “Hold Side Button” active.

The rounded rectangular button located below the Digital Crown is the side button.

If you press and hold the side button when the SOS feature is enabled, your Apple Watch will start calling emergency services.

5: Locate your iPhone with your Apple Watch

Finding where you put your iPhone might be difficult. It will save a lot of time if you ping it from your Apple Watch. Swipe up from the watch’s bottom to reveal the Control Center and access the ping feature. Choose the ping icon. Your iPhone will generate noise. As a result, it enables you to locate it.

6: Delete Apps from your Apple Watch

You can remove any unnecessary apps from your Apple Watch if many are installed.

• Go to the App View after unlocking your Apple Watch.
• Long-press the screen of the Apple Watch.
• Click “Edit Apps.”
• Depending on your view preference, scroll through the list or swipe through the grid to find the apps you don’t want.
• Slide to access the deleted interface by tapping the little “x” on the app.
• Confirm your decision to remove the application.

You must redownload removed apps from the App Store if you want them back after deletion.

7: Increase Text Size

The text size can be changed to suit your eyesight. On your Apple Watch, click the Settings button, then click Brightness & Text Size. Choose Text Size, then change the size to your choice.

8: Use your Watch to Operate Your Apple TV

If you lose your remote, you can still operate your Apple TV set-top box using the Remote app on your Apple Watch.

• Press on the Digital Crown to access your app list or grid.
• Find the “Remote” app.
• Tap it.
• Wait until the watch synchronises with your home’s Apple TV devices.
• Choose the Apple TV that you want to manage.

By touching on the tiny TV symbol in the corner-left corner of the screen, you can turn on the Apple TV from that point.

9: You Can Create Your Text Message Replies

You can write prewritten text responses, store them, and send them. These are useful when you need to send a simple text message quickly. Use your iPhone to access the Apple Watch app. Next, choose Default Replies under Messages. You may add any preset messages you like and access them on your Watch by choosing Add Reply.

10: Place a Call on Hold

Choose Answer on iPhone from the incoming call display if you wish to put the caller on hold. This will give you time to find or get your iPhone; the caller will hear a sound indicating that they have been put on hold.