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Table of Contents
Apple Watch User Guide
Welcome
What’s new
Set up and get started
Your Apple Watch
Set up and pair Apple Watch with iPhone
The Apple Watch app
Charge Apple Watch
Turn on and wake Apple Watch
Lock or 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
Get more apps
Tell time
Status icons
Control Center
Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
Siri
See and respond to notifications
Create an emergency Medical ID
Manage fall detection
Connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network
Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
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
Apple Watch faces
Explore the Face Gallery
Customize the watch face
Faces and features
Apps
Activity
Track daily activity with Apple Watch
Share activity
Alarms
Audiobooks
Add audiobooks
Play audiobooks
Breathe
Calculator
Calendar
Camera
Compass
Cycle Tracking
ECG
Find People
Find People
Get directions or contact a friend
Heart Rate
Home
Control your home
Remotely access your smart home appliances from Apple Watch
Mail
Read mail
Write and reply to mail
Manage mail
Maps
Maps
Get directions
Messages
Read messages
Send messages
Send a Digital Touch
Music
Add music
Play music
News
Noise
Now Playing
Phone
Phone
Make phone calls
Make an emergency phone call
Use Apple Watch with Dual SIM iPhone
Photos
Choose a photo album and manage storage
View photos
Podcasts
Add podcasts
Play podcasts
Radio
Reminders
Remote
Control music on a Mac or PC
Control Apple TV
Stocks
Stocks
Display stock information on the watch face
Stopwatch
Timer
Voice Memos
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
World Clock
Accessibility and related settings
VoiceOver
Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
Zoom
Tell time with haptic feedback
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
Important handling information
Band care information
FCC compliance statement
ISED Canada compliance statement
Disposal and recycling information
Apple and the environment
Copyright
Manage fall detection on
Apple Watch
(
Apple Watch
Series 4
and later only)
Use fall detection with Apple Watch Series 4 and later.
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