Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Apps on Apple Watch
- Open apps
- Organize apps
- Get more apps
- Tell time
- Status icons
- Control Center
- Use Focus
- Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
- See and respond to notifications
- Change notification settings
- Manage your Apple ID
- Use shortcuts
- Set up Handwashing
- Connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network
- Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
- Hand off tasks from Apple Watch
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch
- Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
- Use your Apple Watch with a cellular network
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- Alarms
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- Compass
- Contacts
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Timers
- Tips
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
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- About Wallet
- Apple Pay
- Set up Apple Pay
- Make purchases
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Watch (U.S. only)
- Manage Apple Cash (U.S. only)
- Use Wallet for passes
- Use rewards cards
- Pay with Apple Watch on Mac
- Ride transit
- Use your driver’s license or state ID
- Use digital keys
- Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
- Weather
- World Clock
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- VoiceOver
- Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
- Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Mirroring
- Control nearby devices
- AssistiveTouch
- Use a braille display
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard
- Zoom
- Tell time with haptic feedback
- Adjust text size and other visual settings
- Adjust motor skills settings
- Set up and use RTT
- Accessibility audio settings
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright
Control Apple TV with Apple Watch
You can use Apple Watch as a remote control for an Apple TV when you’re connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Pair your Apple Watch with Apple TV
If your iPhone has never joined the Wi-Fi network that the Apple TV is on, join it now, then follow these steps:
Open the Remote app
on your Apple Watch.Tap your Apple TV. If you don’t see it listed, tap Add Device.
On the Apple TV, go to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices, then select Apple Watch.
Enter the passcode displayed on your Apple Watch.
When the pairing icon appears next to Apple Watch, it’s ready to control the Apple TV.
Use your Apple Watch to control Apple TV
Make sure the Apple TV is awake, then follow these steps:
Open the Remote app
on your Apple Watch.Choose your Apple TV, then swipe up, down, left, or right to move through the Apple TV menu options.
Tap to choose the selected item.
Tap the Play/Pause button to pause or resume playback.
Tap the Menu button to go back, or touch and hold it to return to the main menu.
To start the screen saver, go to the top-left corner of the Home Screen on your Apple TV, then tap the Menu button.
Unpair and remove Apple TV
On the Apple TV, go to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Remote App and Devices.
Tap your Apple Watch under Remote App, then tap Unpair Device.
Open the Remote app
on your Apple Watch and, when the “lost connection” message appears, tap Remove.
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