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
Hand off tasks from Apple Watch
Handoff lets you move from one device to another without losing focus on what you’re doing. For example, even though you can reply to email using the Mail app on Apple Watch, you might want to switch to your iPhone so you can reply using the onscreen keyboard.
Note: Handoff is available on an Apple Watch you set up for yourself, but not on an Apple Watch you set up for a family member.
Continue a task on your iPhone
Unlock your iPhone.
Do one of the following:
On an iPhone with Face ID: Swipe up from the bottom edge and pause to show the App Switcher.
On an iPhone with a Home button: Double-click the Home button to show the App Switcher.
Tap the button that appears at the bottom of the screen to open the same item on your iPhone.
Tip: If you don’t see a button in App Switcher, make sure Handoff is turned on for your iPhone in Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff.
Handoff is on by default. To disable it, go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap General, then turn off Enable Handoff.
Handoff works with Activity, Alarm, Calendar, Home, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Phone, Podcasts, Reminders, Settings, Siri, Stocks, Stopwatch, Timers, Wallet, Weather, and World Clock. For Handoff to work, Apple Watch must be connected to your paired iPhone.
If you have a Mac with OS X 10.10 or later installed, you can also hand off from Apple Watch to your Mac. For information about supported Mac models, see the Apple Support article System requirements for Continuity features on Apple devices.