Use Control Center on Apple Watch

Control Center gives you quick access to essential Apple Watch features and settings. In Control Center, you can check your connection status and battery level, toggle settings like Airplane Mode and Theater Mode, use the flashlight, ping your iPhone, and more.

Open Control Center

Press the side button.
Tap any of the controls. (Scroll down to see more controls.)

Use the default controls

In Control Center, you can quickly access any of the following default controls:

Button		Description				For more information
		Turn cellular on or off (available on Apple Watch models with cellular).				See Set up and use cellular service.
		Connect or disconnect Wi-Fi.				See Disconnect from Wi-Fi.
		Turn on Airplane Mode.				See Use Airplane Mode.
		Check the battery percentage and turn on Low Power Mode.				See Turn on Low Power Mode.
		Ping your iPhone.				See Ping your iPhone with Apple Watch.
		Turn on the flashlight.				See Use the flashlight.
		Turn on Do Not Disturb or choose a Focus.				See Turn on Do Not Disturb or a Focus.
		Silence Apple Watch.				See Turn on Silent Mode.
		Turn on Water Lock.				See Go for a swim.
		Turn on Theater Mode.				See Turn on Theater Mode.
		Change the volume.				See Adjust the media volume.
		Choose audio output.				See Choose an audio destination.
		Change text size.				See Adjust the text size.

Rearrange, add, and remove Control Center buttons

You can organize Control Center by rearranging, adding, and removing controls. You can add controls for accessibility features, Backtrack, Settings, and many apps such as Home, Notes, Reminders, Shortcuts, and supported third-party apps.

Press the side button to open Control Center on Apple Watch.
Scroll to the bottom of Control Center, then tap Edit.
Do any of the following:
- Rearrange controls: Touch and hold a control, then drag it to a new location.
- Add controls: Tap , tap the controls you want to add, then tap .
- Remove controls: Tap in the corner of a control you want to remove.
When you’re finished, scroll to the bottom, then tap Done.