Stay connected with Apple Watch

Apple Watch makes it easy to communicate with friends, family, and coworkers, even when your iPhone isn’t with you.

Apple Watch showing a conversation in the Messages app.

Send a message, right from your wrist

Quickly respond to a message with Siri. When Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, just raise your wrist and say, “Tell Julie I’ll be there in five minutes.” Or touch and hold the message to give your friend a thumbs up with a Tapback reply.

The Phone app showing a call in progress.

Make a call

Use Siri to help you make a quick call. With an Apple Watch with a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, raise your wrist and say “Call Mom.” If you have a Wi-Fi connection, a simple “FaceTime Mom” does the trick. With watchOS 10 you can also join a Group FaceTime audio call.

The Messages app showing the map of a shared location.

Share your live location

Meeting a friend? Apple Watch can let them know where you are and update your location automatically. Open the Messages app , start a new message or open a conversation, tap , tap , then start sharing your location.

The Sharing screen in the Photos app. The shared photo is at the top of the screen and Messages and Mail buttons below.

Care to share?

You can share any photo on your Apple Watch—a favorite photo you’ve synced from iPhone or one of several images from a memory. Just select a photo, tap , then share via Messages or Mail.

For more information, see Send messages from Apple Watch, Make phone calls, Share your location in Messages, and Share a photo.

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