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Table of Contents
Apple Watch User Guide
Welcome
Set Up and Get Started
Your Apple Watch
What’s new in watchOS 5
Set up and pair Apple Watch with iPhone
The Apple Watch app
Charge Apple Watch
Turn on and wake Apple Watch
Unlock Apple Watch
Change language and orientation on Apple Watch
Remove, change, and fasten Apple Watch bands
Basics
Open apps
Apps on Apple Watch
Organize apps
Status icons
Control Center
Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
Siri
See and respond to notifications
Connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network
Hand off tasks from Apple Watch
Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
Use your Apple Watch with a cellular network
Faces and Features
Customize the Watch Face
Customize the watch face
Explore the Face Gallery
Apps
Activity
Track daily activity with Apple Watch
Share activity
Create an emergency medical ID
Breathe
Calendar
Camera
Find My Friends
Find My Friends
Get directions or contact a friend
Heart Rate
Home
Home basics
Control your home
Remotely access your smart home appliances from Apple Watch
Mail
Read mail
Write and reply to mail
Manage mail
Maps and Directions
Maps
Get directions
Messages
Read messages
Send messages
Send a Digital Touch
Music
About Music
Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
Add music
Play music
News
Now Playing
Phone Calls
Answer phone calls
Make phone calls
Make an emergency phone call
Use Apple Watch with Dual SIM iPhone
Photos
View photos
Choose a photo album and manage storage
Podcasts
About Podcasts
Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
Add podcasts
Play podcasts on Apple Watch
Radio
Reminders
Remote
Remote
Control your Apple TV
Stocks
Stocks
Display stock information on the watch face
Timekeeping apps
Alarms
Timer
Stopwatch
World Clock
Walkie-Talkie
Wallet and Apple Pay
About Wallet
Apple Pay
Set up Apple Pay
Make purchases
Send, receive, and request money with Apple Watch (U.S. only)
Manage Apple Cash (U.S. only)
Use Wallet for passes
Use rewards cards
Pay with Apple Watch on Mac
Ride transit
Weather
Workout
Work out with Apple Watch
Start a workout on Apple Watch
End and review your workout
Go for a swim
Use gym equipment with Apple Watch
Adjust your workout settings
Accessibility and Related Settings
VoiceOver
Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
Zoom
Adjust text size and its weight
On/Off button labels
Set up and use RTT
Mono Audio and audio balance
The Accessibility Shortcut
Restart, Reset, Restore, and Update
Restart Apple Watch
Erase Apple Watch
Restore Apple Watch from a backup
Update Apple Watch software
If you forget your passcode
Get Help
Sell, give away, or protect a lost Apple Watch
Get information about Apple Watch
Other ways to view this user guide
Apple Watch Support site
Learn more, service, and support
Safety and Handling
Important safety information for Apple Watch
Important handling information for Apple Watch
Band care information for Apple Watch
FCC compliance statement
ISED Canada compliance statement
Disposal and recycling information for Apple Watch
Apple and the environment
Copyright
Go for a swim with
Apple Watch
Start a swimming workout
Open the Workout app
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Turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear water from the speaker.
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