Apple Watch User Guide
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Welcome
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What’s new
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Get started
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Your Apple Watch
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Apple Watch gestures
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Set up and pair your Apple Watch with iPhone
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The Apple Watch app
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Charge Apple Watch
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Turn on and wake Apple Watch
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Lock or unlock Apple Watch
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Change language and orientation on Apple Watch
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Remove, change, and fasten Apple Watch bands
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Stay fit with Apple Watch
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Track important health information with Apple Watch
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Stay connected with Apple Watch
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Apps on Apple Watch
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Open apps
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Organize apps
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Get more apps
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Tell time
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Status icons
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Control Center
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Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
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Siri
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See and respond to notifications
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Use shortcuts
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Create an emergency Medical ID
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Manage fall detection
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Set up Handwashing
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Connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network
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Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
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Hand off tasks from Apple Watch
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Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
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Use Apple Watch without its paired iPhone
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Use your Apple Watch with a cellular network
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Set a timer on Apple Watch
The Timer app on Apple Watch can help you keep track of time. Set timers up to 24 hours.
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Set a timer for 20 minutes.”
Quickly set a timer
Open the Timer app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap a timer duration to start the timer.
Scroll down to choose a recent or custom time.
When a timer goes off, you can tap Repeat to start a timer of the same duration.

Create a custom timer
Open the Timer app
on your Apple Watch.
Scroll down, then tap Custom.
Tap hours, minutes, or seconds; turn the Digital Crown to adjust.
Tap Start.
Your Apple Watch displays the last several custom timers under Recents.
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