Use the Dock on your Apple Watch

Open your favorite apps quickly, or switch from one app to another. 

How to open an app from the Apple Watch Dock

  1. Press the side button.
  2. Swipe up or down, or turn the Digital Crown. 
  3. Tap an app to open it.
  4. To close the Dock, press the side button.

Choose between Recents or Favorites

The Dock can show your most recent apps or up to 10 of your favorite apps. When you choose Recents, your apps appear in the order that you opened them. When you choose Favorites, you can choose the apps that appear, but your most recently used app still appears at the top of the Dock. If it's not already a favorite, you can tap Keep in Dock to add it.

Here's how to choose what appears:

  1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone. 
  2. Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Dock.
  3. Tap Recents or Favorites.

 

Add your favorite apps

If you arrange the Dock by Favorites, you can choose which apps to show or remove:

  1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Dock.
  3. Make sure that Favorites is selected.
  4. Tap Edit. 
    • To remove an app, tap the remove button , then tap Remove.
    • To add an app, tap the add button . You can add up to 10 apps.
    • To rearrange apps, touch and hold the reorder button  next to an app, then drag up or down.
  5. To save your changes, tap Done.

 

How to remove an app from the Apple Watch Dock

  1. Press the side button to open the Dock.
  2. Go to an app, then swipe left. 
  3. Tap the remove button 

You can remove apps from the Dock whether you arrange by Recents or Favorites. 

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