Connect Apple Watch Ultra to a Wi-Fi network
By connecting your Apple Watch Ultra to a Wi-Fi network, you can continue to use many of its features, even when you don’t have your iPhone with you.
Choose a Wi-Fi network
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of an available Wi-Fi network.Wi-Fi networks compatible with Apple Watch Ultra are 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz.
If the network requires a password, do one of the following:
Use the keyboard on Apple Watch Ultra to enter the password (not available in all languages).
Use your finger to scribble the password characters on the screen. Use the Digital Crown to choose uppercase or lowercase characters.
Tap
, then choose a password from the list.Use the keyboard on your iPhone to enter the password.
Tap Join.
Use a private network address on Apple Watch Ultra
To help protect your privacy, your Apple Watch Ultra uses a unique private network address, called a media access control (MAC) address, on each Wi-Fi network it joins. If a network can’t use a private address (for example, to provide parental controls or to identify your Apple Watch Ultra as authorized to join), you can stop using a private address for that network.
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of the network you joined.Turn off Private Address.
Important: For better privacy, leave Private Address turned on for all networks that support it. Using a private address helps reduce tracking of your Apple Watch Ultra across different Wi-Fi networks.
Forget a network
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of the network you joined.Tap Forget This Network.
If you rejoin that network at a later time, you must reenter its password if it requires one.
For more information, see the Apple Support article Connect your Apple Watch to Wi-Fi.