Apple Watch Red Lightning Bolt – What Is It?
The Apple Watch display can display readable notifications and even graphics, but it is still a very small screen. Because of the limited amount of …
Apple Watch
How-to guides and tutorials to help you perform specific tasks and use the Apple Watch smartphone and its apps.
How to Zoom Out on Apple Watch
The screen on the Apple Watch is pretty small, so the ability to zoom in when you need to read something can be very helpful. …
How to Set the Apple Watch Mickey Mouse Face
The Apple Watch has a large selection of different watch faces that you can use to display the time and other information. One of the …
How to Silence Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a compact device with a lot of technology. Part of that technology is a set of speakers that can sometimes play …
How to Make the Apple Watch Screen Stay on Longer When You Tap It
Mobile devices like the Apple Watch need to walk a delicate balance between making it easy to use those devices and seeing the content on …
How to Screenshot on Apple Watch
Taking a screenshot, if it’s on your computer or your phone, is an effective way to show someone else what you are seeing on your …
How to Change the Elevated Heart Rate Notification on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is more than just a great device for working out or viewing notifications. It also has some tools that can monitor your …
How to Edit the Dock on the Apple Watch
You can access the dock on your Apple Watch with the flat button on the side of the device. This opens a menu where you …
How to Turn Off Background App Refresh on the Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch can show you a lot of the information for which you might otherwise need to check your iPhone. This often involves downloading …
How to Turn Off Message Read Receipts on the Apple Watch
Read receipts are an interesting concept that is popular with some email applications and mobile devices. It provides a way for a sender to know …
How to Change Apple Watch Email Signature
Using mobile devices to read, respond to, or create emails has become so commonplace that you might assume that most of the emails you receive …
How to Turn Off Apple Watch Hourly Chime
A digital watch such as the Apple Watch can produce a variety of sounds based on what you are doing, or what notifications you are …
How to Turn Off the Red Dot on Apple Watch
The lack of space on the Apple Watch screen means that a lot of the indicators and notifications you see on the device aren’t going …
How to Turn Off Grayscale on the Apple Watch
Is everything on your watch in grayscale all of a sudden? Or did you see someone else’s watch that was in grayscale, and you thought …
How to Unpair an Apple Watch
If you read Apple’s guide on what to do when selling your iPhone, then one of the steps you will find there involves how to …
How to Mute an Apple Watch
The steps in this article are going to show you how to mute an Apple Watch. You can mute your Apple Watch either directly from …
How to Add a Watch Face on the Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch is very customizable, and over time you will fall into a routine concerning the ways that you use it. One Apple Watch …
How to Enable Autopause for Workouts on the Apple Watch
Some people use the workout timer on their watch so that they run for a specific period of time. Others will use it to try …
How to Switch Between Recents and Favorites in the Apple Watch Dock
When you press the button on the side of your Apple Watch, a list of apps are displayed as cards. You can cycle between these …
How to Enable or Disable the 24 Hour Clock on an Apple Watch
Different countries and different situations can dictate the style of clock that you prefer to use. Some people like the 12 hour clock, where the …
How to Change the Workout Playlist on an Apple Watch
Playing music while you workout is something that a lot of people do. The music that you like to listen to while you exercise may …
Can I Change the Breathe Rate on My Apple Watch?
There are a number of health, fitness, and exercise related apps and activities that are facilitated by the Apple Watch. Aside from the ability to …
How to Enable Activity Achievements on the Apple Watch
Completing all of the goals and meeting your Move, Exercise, and Stand goals on the Apple Watch can be a satisfying experience. This reward system …
How to Turn Off Email Previews on the Apple Watch
One of the notification settings for your Mail app includes a sample of the email that will appear on your lock screen. This is called …
How to Set a Timer for a Picture on the iPhone SE
One of the worst parts about taking a group picture is that the person who takes the picture is left out of the image. There …
How to Turn Off the Weekly Summary Notification on the Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch can send you a lot of notifications every day, many of which come from the Activity app. Whether your watch is reminding …
How to Put Your Apple Watch Into Airplane Mode
The airplane mode that is available on many smartphones is a quick way to get an electronic device ready for air travel, where you need …
How to Reduce Transparency on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch face can be pretty bright, and is often quite legible for being such a small screen. But reading and seeing information on …
How to Disable Apple Watch Map Turn Alerts
Your Apple Watch interacts with a lot of the apps on your phone, even some that you wouldn’t think it would. So if you have …
How to Change the Photo Storage Limit on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch can do a lot with its ability to sync to your iPhone. It can mirror notifications from a lot of your apps, …
How to Use the iPhone Watch App to Move Apps on Your Apple Watch
Some of the apps that you have on your iPhone have an Apple Watch app, too. Depending on the settings you have for your watch, …
How to Enter Power Reserve Mode on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch battery life usually lasts me an entire day, with a decent amount of charge leftover when I put it on the charger …
How to Use Your Apple Watch to Find Your iPhone
The iPhone and the Apple Watch can connect to one another to make a lot of tasks really convenient. In fact, you may find that …
How to Enable Bold Text on the Apple Watch
There are a lot of similarities and compatibility between the Apple Watch and the iPhone but, unfortunately, one big difference that cannot be overcome is …
How to Put the Apple Watch in Silent Mode
Last updated: March 31, 2018 How often do you put your iPhone on silent? Whether you’re at work or school, or in a quiet environment, …
How to Turn Off Automatic App Install for the Apple Watch
Some of the apps that you have installed on your iPhone have corresponding versions for the Apple Watch. Some of these Apple Watch apps are …
How to Turn Off Activity Notifications from the Apple Watch for Today
The goal system of the Activity app on your watch can feel pretty rewarding when you accomplish them. This motivation can keep you active and …
How to Delete a Watch Face on an Apple Watch
You can add and edit the watch faces on your Apple Watch to make the device appear as you would like it to. There are …
How to Turn Off Stand Reminders on the Apple Watch
The Activity app on your watch and your iPhone tracks a lot of information about your physical activity. Along with the amount of calories that …
How to Delete an Apple Watch Complication
Complications are a great way to add some app functionality to your Apple Watch. Not every app has a complication, but you may find that …
How to Enable Notification Privacy for the Alerts on Your Apple Watch
Seeing notifications on your Apple watch is one of the more useful features of having the wearable device connected to your phone. You can often …
How to Turn Off Progress Updates in the Apple Watch Activity App
The Apple Watch is an awesome exercise accessory. It has really useful apps for tracking distance, activity, calories burned, heart rate and more. Much of …
How to Repeat Text Message Alerts on an Apple Watch
One of my favorite interactions between the Apple watch and my iPhone is how text messages are handled. The ability to glance down at your …
How to Enable Nightstand Mode on an Apple Watch
The Apple watch is a pretty complex device, with a lot of useful interactions that occur with an iPhone. But you don’t need an iPhone …
How to Turn Off Siri on Your Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a great addition to the devices that you use everyday. It is an excellent exercise accessory, it makes viewing phone notifications …
How to Change the Orientation on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch differs is many ways from a traditional watch. But one of the biggest ways that it is different is the number of …
How to Set Your Apple Watch Ahead 5 Minutes
Different people have different relationships with time. Some people are naturally punctual or early, while others struggle to make their appointments every day. But figuring …
How Do I Turn on Theater Mode on My Apple Watch?
You are likely accustomed to putting your iPhone into silent mode when you are in a quiet environment such as a theater. But when you …
How to Check the WatchOS Version on an Apple Watch
Certain new features and fixes for problems on the Apple watch are introduced with new versions of WatchOS. This is the operating system that runs …
How to Make the Vibration Stronger on the Apple Watch
I love the haptic feedback on my Apple Watch because it means that I don’t always have to keep an eye on my wrist if …