Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in watchOS 27
- Apple Watch For Your Kids
- Run with Apple Watch
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Find more resources for software and service
- Unauthorized modification of watchOS
- Band care information
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Ultra Wideband information
- Disposal and recycling information
- Apple and the environment
- Copyright and trademarks
Check the status of Apple Watch
The icons at the top of the Apple Watch face and Control Center provide status information such as unread notifications and Low Power Mode.
What do the status icons mean?
Status icon | What it means | ||||||||||
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You have an unread notification. Swipe down on the watch face to read it. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch is charging. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch battery is low. | |||||||||||
Low Power Mode is on. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch is locked. Tap to enter the passcode and unlock. | |||||||||||
Water Lock is on, and the screen doesn’t respond to taps. Press and hold the Digital Crown to unlock. | |||||||||||
Do Not Disturb is turned on. Calls and alerts won’t sound or light up the screen, but alarms are still in effect. | |||||||||||
Personal Focus is turned on. | |||||||||||
Work Focus is turned on. | |||||||||||
Sleep Focus is turned on. | |||||||||||
Airplane Mode is turned on. Wireless is turned off, but nonwireless features are still available. | |||||||||||
Theater Mode is turned on. Apple Watch is silenced and its display won’t light up when you raise your wrist. | |||||||||||
You have a workout in progress. To end the workout, see Use the workout controls. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch has lost the connection to a cellular network (on models that support cellular). See Set up and use cellular service. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch has lost the connection with its paired iPhone. This happens when Apple Watch isn’t close enough to iPhone, or when Airplane Mode is enabled on iPhone. For more information, see the Apple Support article If your Apple Watch isn’t connected or paired with your iPhone. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch is connected to its paired iPhone. | |||||||||||
An app on Apple Watch is using location services. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch is connected to a known Wi-Fi network. | |||||||||||
There’s wireless activity or an active process happening. | |||||||||||
The microphone is on. | |||||||||||
Apple Watch is connected to a cellular network. The number of green bars indicates signal strength. | |||||||||||
Check the status in Control Center
Icons at the top of Control Center provide additional status information—for example, the connection to iPhone via Bluetooth, the Wi-Fi or cellular connection, apps using your location, and features such as Airplane Mode or Do Not Disturb.
Press the side button to open Control Center, then see the status icons at the top.
To see more details, tap the icons.