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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
Choose alert sounds and haptics on Apple Watch
You can customize the sounds that Apple Watch plays for different types of alerts and notifications. Choose from several built-in sounds to help you distinguish between different types of alerts. Each sound has a synchronized haptic pattern that you can feel as taps on your wrist.
Preview and choose alert sounds and haptics
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.
Tap Sounds & Haptics.
Tap Ringtone, Text Tone, or another category.
Choose a tone to preview the sound and haptic pattern.
You can also make these adjustments on your iPhone—go to the Apple Watch app , tap My Watch, then tap Sounds & Haptics.
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