Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Alarms
- App Store
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- Music Recognition
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Remote
- Shortcuts
- Siren
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Tides
- Timers
- Tips
- Translate
- Vitals
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
- World Clock
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- 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
- Auto-select focused app
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright
Enter text on Apple Watch
You can enter text by dictating, scribbling with your finger, or typing on the onscreen keyboard. You can also use emoji and switch to typing on your paired iPhone.
Change the input method while entering text on Apple Watch
You can change the input method whenever you enter text—for example, when you’re composing a message.
(not available in all languages) to have your speech transcribed to text.Dictate text
Switch to a different keyboard: If you’ve set up your Apple Watch to use more than one language, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then choose a different language keyboard.
Add emoji
When entering text using dictation, Scribble, or the onscreen keyboard, tap
To browse, touch and hold the categories at the bottom, then drag left and right.
When you find the right emoji, tap it.
Type on your iPhone
If your paired iPhone is nearby, you can use it to enter text.
On Apple Watch, start dictating or entering text.
On iPhone, tap the notification for Apple Watch Keyboard Input, then continue dictating or typing.