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Apple Watch How-To Guides

Tutorials and guides to help you change the settings on your Apple Watch and improve your experience with the device.

Not sure where to start? Check out our featured Apple Watch guides below:

  • How to Turn Off Sound on the Apple Watch – silence the Apple Watch so that you don’t hear notification sounds.
  • How to Enable Water Mode on the Apple Watch – learn more about the water drop icon on the watch and how to activate it.
  • How to Turn Off Theater Mode on the Apple Watch – get the watch out of theater mode if you don’t need that setting anymore.
how to change app view on the Apple Watch

How to Switch Between Grid View and List View on the Apple Watch

June 24, 2023December 27, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the apps that you use on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch also have versions for the Apple Watch. Some of these apps …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone How-To Guides, Views
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How to Change Your Move Goal on the Apple Watch

June 3, 2023April 28, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch has a fitness app and an activity app that provide useful ways to track your exercise. This tracking occurs via three values …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
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How to Use the Mickey Mouse Face on Your Apple Watch

July 7, 2023April 26, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the devices that we use every day have some sort of setting or option that can be customized. This could be the Home …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen
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How to View Your Step Count on an Apple Watch

June 16, 2023March 2, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Since activity tracking devices like the Apple Watch have become popular, it is common to try and reach certain goal like a step count. But …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
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How to Stop Spotify from Opening Automatically on an Apple Watch

July 21, 2023September 8, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Apple Watch provides you with a lot of helpful ways to receive notifications and control some of the things that happen on your iPhone. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Spotify
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How to Put Apple Watch on Silent

September 22, 2023April 28, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Apple Watch syncs with your iPhone to convey notifications in additional ways. Some of these notifications involve sound, which can also come from the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Watch Modes
Can I Stop My Apple Watch Apps from Updating Automatically?

Can I Stop My Apple Watch Apps from Updating Automatically?

June 29, 2023March 31, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Much like the apps that you install through the App Store on your iPhone, the apps on your Apple Watch will need to be updated …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags App Store, Apple Watch How-To Guides
How to Remote Control Your iPhone Camera from the Apple Watch

How to Remote Control Your iPhone Camera from the Apple Watch

June 14, 2023December 24, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The steps in this article are going to show you how to take a picture using your iPhone camera with a control on your Apple …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Camera, iPhone How-To Guides
How to Change When the Apple Watch Wakes with the Last-Used App

How to Change When the Apple Watch Wakes with the Last-Used App

June 21, 2023April 29, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

You can configure your Apple Watch to wake when you do things like tap the screen or raise your wrist. In many cases you will …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Display, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Stop Taking Screenshots on the Apple Watch

June 12, 2023October 31, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Screenshots on your iPhone are a useful way to share part of a text message conversation, give instructions on how to do something, or screencap …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone How-To Guides, Recording
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How to Turn Off Apple Watch Youtube Notifications

July 10, 2023October 1, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Following a channel on YouTube is a great way to keep up with new videos that are created by your favorite content producers. The more …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, YouTube
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Why is There a Running Man on My Apple Watch?

June 19, 2023June 7, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Is there a tiny green notification at the top of your Apple Watch face that looks like a running man? Or is the Workout complication …

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How to Set a Workout Playlist on the Apple Watch

June 6, 2023March 30, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The compatibility between the Apple Watch and your iPhone allows you to do some interesting things. One of these interactions that can be particularly useful …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
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How to Turn Off Activity Sharing Notifications on the Apple Watch

June 5, 2023March 27, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The Activity circles and awards on your Apple Watch can be a great motivation to be active everyday. It’s rewarding to close those circles, and …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
how to use the flashlight on the apple watch

How to Get Flashlight on Apple Watch

June 1, 2023March 26, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Many mobile devices that you use regularly have some kind of flashlight utility. Sometimes this involves keeping the camera flash turned while other times it …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Flashlight
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How to Stop Launching Audio Apps Automatically on Apple Watch

June 2, 2023March 26, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

There is a lot of interaction that occurs between the apps you use on your iPhone and your Apple Watch. Some of this interaction is …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Music, Apple Watch How-To Guides
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How to Change Your Apple Watch Name

August 2, 2023January 23, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The electronic devices that you have which are able to communicate with networks and other devices typically have a name attached to them. This helps …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Settings
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How to Remove Something from the Apple Watch Dock

June 3, 2023December 28, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

You can open the dock on the Apple Watch by pressing the flatter side button, next to the crown. This provides a quick way to …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Menus
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How to Show Different Workout Metrics on the Apple Watch

May 31, 2023November 16, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Workout app on your Apple Watch is a great way to track your activity and measure your performance when performing certain types of exercise. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
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How to Pause Runs Automatically on an Apple Watch

July 30, 2023November 2, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

When you are running outside, either around your home or in a city, it’s very likely that you will need to cross a street at …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Limit the Amount of Music on Your Apple Watch

August 1, 2023October 17, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

While the Apple Watch doesn’t have all of the same capabilities as an iPhone, there are a lot of tasks that you perform on the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Music, Apple Watch How-To Guides
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How to Disable Heart Rate Tracking on the Apple Watch

July 27, 2023October 10, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The battery life on the Apple Watch is something that you may find troubling if you use the watch a lot during the course of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
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How to Set a Monogram on Your Apple Watch

June 29, 2023September 6, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a lot of settings and customizations that you can make on the Apple Watch and if you spend enough time fiddling around with …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Watch Modes
how to turn off grayscale on apple watch

How to Turn Off the Black and White Apple Watch Screen

June 20, 2023August 30, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Is your Apple Watch suddenly only displaying black, white, and gray colors? This could be a little alarming if you didn’t do it intentionally. The …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Display
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How to View Remaining Battery Life on the Apple Watch

July 5, 2023July 10, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Battery life management on a smartphone like the iPhone is something that almost everyone has needed to experiment with in the time they have owned …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery
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How to Quit an App on the Apple Watch

June 8, 2023July 7, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

You may be familiar with how to quit an app on your iPhone, as it can be a handy thing to know when an app …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Watch Modes
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How to Start a Running Workout on the Apple Watch

June 7, 2023July 6, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch has some terrific integrations with the iPhone that let it display notifications on the watch face. This prevents you from constantly needing …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness
how to enable power reserve on apple watch

How to Enable Power Reserve Mode on the Apple Watch

June 3, 2023June 28, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Apple Watch is useful not only as a way to tell the time but also because of the way it can interact with your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Battery, Watch Modes
how to unlock apple watch with iphone

How to Enable the Unlock with iPhone Setting for an Apple Watch Passcode

July 28, 2023June 23, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone contains a lot of sensitive information, which is why it’s so important to lock the device with a passcode or a fingerprint. But …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Lock Screen
how to turn off text message notifications apple watch

How to Turn Off Text Message Notifications on the Apple Watch

June 30, 2023June 22, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The ability to view text message notifications on your Apple Watch without needing to unlock your iPhone is one of the more convenient uses of …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Notifications
how to check for an apple watch update

How to Check for an Apple Watch Update

July 25, 2023June 12, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Smartphone owners are often inundated with notifications about updates for their apps and the operating system. These updates typically seek to fix known issues with …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Settings
how to turn on voiceover on the apple watch

How to Turn on VoiceOver on the Apple Watch

June 27, 2023May 25, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch has a speaker on it, although you might not hear sounds coming from the watch itself very often. But one way that …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Voice
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How to Enable Airplane Mode on an Apple Watch

June 3, 2023May 24, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

When you go on an airplane with your phone, you will eventually be asked to turn the device off. This is necessary because smartphones transmit …

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how to disable siri on the apple watch

How to Completely Disable Siri on the Apple Watch

July 30, 2023May 11, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Your Apple Watch has some Siri functionality that allows you to use the popular voice-control feature to perform some actions from the watch. You can …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Siri
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How to Turn Off Maps on Apple Watch

June 29, 2023May 4, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a lot of interesting ways that the apps on your iPhone will work with the apps on your watch. One of these involves …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Navigation
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How to Increase Haptic Feedback Strength on the Apple Watch

June 16, 2023April 5, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The haptic feedback system on your Apple Watch can be very useful if you rely on the Watch to provide you with alerts about phone …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Menus
how to stop apple watch locking when taken off

How to Stop the Apple Watch from Locking When You Take it Off

July 3, 2023March 22, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Since the Apple watch provides access to much of the same information that you have on your iPhone, it can be important to somewhat restrict …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Lock Screen
how to set apple watch time ahead by 5 minutes

How to Set an Apple Watch Ahead By Five Minutes

July 10, 2023March 21, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

It’s very common for people to set different times on the clocks that they use every day. Whether that means setting the clock in your …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Time
how to change alert volume on the apple watch

How to Change the Alert Volume on the Apple Watch

June 7, 2023March 13, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

One of my favorite things about the Apple Watch is how much more convenient it makes checking phone alerts. Your iPhone syncs your notifications with …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Sound
how to turn off hey siri on the apple watch

How to Turn Off “Hey Siri” on an Apple Watch

June 2, 2023February 20, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The “Hey Siri” feature on the iPhone allows you to use the voice search and control features of Siri without even holding the device. This …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Siri
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How to Delete an Apple Watch Complication

June 20, 2023February 14, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

Some of the third-party apps on your Apple Watch include things called Complications that can add some additional information to some of your watch faces. …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Watch Modes
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How to Make Apple Watch Stay On Longer

June 29, 2023February 9, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch interface is surprisingly easy to use given the limited amount of ways in which you can interact with it, and the small …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Lock Screen
how to delete a watch face on the apple watch

How to Delete a Watch Face from the Apple Watch

July 26, 2023January 19, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

There are a lot of different watch faces for your Apple Watch that can provide different types of information. Selecting the right watch face can …

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How to Turn Off Activity Notifications on the Apple Watch

June 25, 2023January 10, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Activity app on your Apple Watch can be responsible for a lot of the notifications that you receive. Whether you wish to stop the …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Fitness, iPhone How-To Guides
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How to Find Your Apple Watch Serial Number

July 30, 2023January 5, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The Apple Watch has a lot in common with the iPhone, both in the way that the apps and navigation on the devices are structured, …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides, Settings
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How to Clear All Apple Watch Notifications at Once

June 20, 2023January 3, 2017 by Matthew Burleigh

The notifications that you receive on your Apple Watch allow you to check on new messages or information that has appeared on your apps. If you …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Notifications
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How to Delete Bluetooth Headphones on an Apple Watch

June 4, 2023December 21, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

You can pair Bluetooth headphones to your Apple Watch using a very similar method to how you would pair them to your iPhone. This is very …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Bluetooth
how to change the wrist setting for the apple watch from an iphone

How to Change the Wrist Setting for Your Apple Watch

June 23, 2023December 20, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

When you first set up your Apple watch on your iPhone, you had to select the wrist on which you would wear the device, as …

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How to Pair Bluetooth Headphones with an Apple Watch

June 4, 2023December 16, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Bluetooth headphones offer a simple, wireless way to listen to music from compatible devices. Your iPhone, iPad, and possibly your laptop all have this capability, …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Bluetooth
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How to Get Rid of the Red Circle With the Number in It on an iPhone Watch App

July 24, 2023December 13, 2016 by Matthew Burleigh

Your iPhone and the apps installed on it have a number of different notification types that you can customize. One of these notification types is …

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Categories Mobile Devices Tags Apple Watch How-To Guides, Home Screen, iPhone 7, iPhone How-To Guides
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