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    Apple Watch User Guide
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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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