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Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
- Run with Apple Watch
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- Alarms
- Audiobooks
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- Music Recognition
- News
- Now Playing
- Remote
- Shortcuts
- Siren
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Tides
- Timers
- Use the Tips app
- Translate
- Vitals
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
- World Clock
- Copyright and trademarks
Use shortcuts on Apple Watch
The Shortcuts app lets you automate tasks you do often with just a tap or by asking Siri. With the shortcuts you create on your iPhone, you can quickly get directions home, create a top 25 playlist, and more.

Note: Not all shortcuts on iPhone are compatible with Apple Watch.
Run a shortcut
Go to the Shortcuts app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap a shortcut.
Add more shortcuts to Apple Watch
When you add a new shortcut on your iPhone, the shortcut also appears on Apple Watch (if the shortcut is compatible). To learn more, see the Shortcuts User Guide.
Quickly access your shortcuts
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