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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Sprache: Englisch
Make your Apple Watch your new best friend! From accessing messages to getting quick directions, the latest smart watches do a whole lot more than just tell time. And the latest version of the Apple Watch is one of the most powerful iterations of these handy devices you can own. In Apple Watch For Dummies, you'll get step-by-step guidance on how to use all the best features of the Apple Watch. You'll learn how to make payments with a flick of your wrist using Apple Pay, keep track of your activity and sleep, monitor your heart health in real time, and even turn your watch into a digital walkie-talkie. This easy-to-read guide will also show you how to: * Stay in touch by sending and receiving text messages and emails with your Apple Watch * Track your fitness and sleep with Apple Watch, and have it monitor your health and even detect a sudden fall * Learn how to stream Apple Music playlists and podcasts to wireless headphones * Customize your watch face to look exactly the way you want it to look, from retro-chic to futuristic fun Apple Watch For Dummies is a must-read resource for Apple enthusiasts everywhere. Whether you're an Apple Watch newbie or you've been using one since they first came out and just need a refresher, this book has everything you need to get the most out of one of the coolest pieces of wearable tech on the market today.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
About This Book
How to Use This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting to Know Apple Watch
Chapter 1: Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch
Exploring the Apple Watch Collections
Figuring Out What Apple Watch Can Do
Determining What You Need for Your Apple Watch
Getting to Know Apple Watch’s Home Screen
Learning about Apple Watch’s Parts
Using Apple Watch’s Touchscreen
Understanding Apple Watch’s Wireless Functions and Internal Sensors
Tapping with Apple Watch’s Haptic Feedback
Chapter 2: Time Out: Setting Up Your Apple Watch
Setting Up Apple Watch
Understanding the Home Screen
Maintaining Your Apple Watch
Taking Advantage of Accessibility Features
Chapter 3: Control Freak: Mastering Apple Watch’s Interface and Apps
Handling Apple Watch’s Controls
Going Hands-Free with Siri
Vibrating Along with Apple Watch’s Tactile Feedback
Using Control Center, Dock, and Notifications
Looking at Apple Watch’s Built-In Apps
Part 2: Just the Tasks, Ma’am!
Chapter 4: It’s About Time: Setting Watch Faces, Alarms, Timers, and More
Looking At the Built-In Watch Faces
Choosing Among the Various Watch Faces
Differentiating Between Customizations and Complications
Adding Complications
Accessing Time on Apple Watch
Accessing World Time
Taking Control: Alarms, Stopwatches, and Timers, Oh My!
Chapter 5: Keep in Touch: Using Apple Watch for Calls, Texts, and More
Accepting and Placing a Call on Apple Watch
Handing Off a Call to Your iPhone or via Bluetooth
Making Apple Watch Calls over Wi-Fi
Receiving and Sending Messages
Sending Taps, Kisses, Heartbeats, and More
Enabling and Using the Walkie-Talkie Feature
Sending, Receiving, and Managing Emails on Apple Watch
Chapter 6: In the Know: Staying Informed with Apple Watch
Accessing Real-Time Weather, UV Index, and Wind Speed
Following Stock Information and Much More
Using Dock on Apple Watch
Mastering Notifications on Apple Watch
Accessing Your Calendar on Apple Watch
Setting Reminders on Apple Watch
Accessing Apple Watch’s Integrated Calculator
Creating and Listening to Voice Memos
Navigating the Maps App
Getting Directions on Apple Maps
Using the Compass
Using the Find People App
Locating Your Stuff with the Find Items App
Part 3: It’s All in the Wrist
Chapter 7: Siri Supersized: Gaining the Most from Your Personal Assistant
Setting Up Siri on Your Apple Watch
What Are Siri Shortcuts?
Trying Other Tasks with Siri
Extending the Fun (and Silly) Ways to Interact with Siri
Chapter 8: Apple Watch As Your Workout Buddy and Digital Doctor
Tracking Your Fitness with Apple Watch
Getting Up and Running with the Activity App
Understanding the Workout App
Personalizing Reminders, Feedback, and Achievements
Using the Fitness App on Your iPhone
Checking Activity Trends
Using (and Loving) the Mindfulness App
Cycle Tracking
Hearing Health: Using the Noise App
Advanced Health Help: Heart-Rate, ECG, and Blood Oxygen Monitoring
Advanced Health Help: Medical ID, Fall Detection, and SOS Calling
Tracking Your Sleep with Apple Watch
Using Apple Fitness+ on Apple Watch
Chapter 9: Mucho Media: Managing Your Music, Movies, Apple TV, and More
Using Apple Watch to Control Songs Stored on an iPhone
Having Siri Play Your Music
Pairing a Bluetooth Device with Apple Watch
Streaming Apple Music to Your Apple Watch
Syncing and Playing Music from Your Apple Watch
Removing Music from Your Apple Watch
Streaming Radio to Your Apple Watch
Playing Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Radio Plays
Controlling Apple TV and Apple Music (or iTunes)
Chapter 10: Making Mobile Payments with Apple Watch Controlling Your Smart Home
Apple Watch and Security
Setting Up Apple Pay on iPhone
Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch
Using Apple Pay with Your Apple Watch
Paying without a Nearby iPhone
Looking at the Wallet App
Using Apple Pay Cash on Apple Watch
Using Apple Watch for Other Deals and Rewards
Mastering the Home App to Monitor and Control Your Smart Home
Part 4: More Apple Watch Tips and Tricks
Chapter 11: App It Up: Customizing Apple Watch with Awesome Apps and More
Downloading Apps for Apple Watch
Adjusting Settings in the Companion Apple Watch App on Your iPhone
Twenty Recommended Third-Party Apple Watch Apps
Chapter 12: Extra! Extra! Having Fun with Apple Watch
Copying Photos to Apple Watch
Launching Photos on Apple Watch
Choosing a Photo for Your Portraits Watch Face
Discovering the Camera App
Examining a Batch of Apple Watch Games
Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 13: Ten Cool Things to Do with Your Apple Watch
Activity
Apple Pay
Hotel Key
Walkie-Talkie
Music Playback
Maps
Digital Touch
Siri
Gaming
Mute Alerts with Your Palm
Index
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 1
TABLE 1-1 Built-In Apple Watch Apps
Chapter 4
TABLE 4-1 A Sampling of Apple Watch Complications
Chapter 8
TABLE 8-1 Workout App Exercise Options
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
FIGURE 1-1: The newest Series 7 Apple Watch (right), compared with the Apple Wa...
FIGURE 1-2: Apple Watch Series 7 gives you more colors and band options to choo...
FIGURE 1-3: Read and reply to messages on your Apple Watch.
FIGURE 1-4: Sketch something on your Apple Watch and send it off to someone els...
FIGURE 1-5: Dock allows you to open your favorite apps quickly or jump from one...
FIGURE 1-6: The Activity app shows three rings that summarize your daily progre...
FIGURE 1-7: The Workout app offers you some exercise routines to choose among.
FIGURE 1-8: Whether you own an Apple Watch or not, an Apple Watch app (shown at...
FIGURE 1-9: Press and move your finger around to see all the apps on your Home ...
FIGURE 1-10: If you wear Apple Watch on your left wrist, the side button is on ...
FIGURE 1-11: The sensors on the back of Apple Watch can, among other things, ca...
FIGURE 1-12: On Apple Watch Series 7, you can swipe between letters and let art...
Chapter 2
FIGURE 2-1: The Apple Watch app asks you to pair your Apple Watch. Easy-peasy.
FIGURE 2-2: Match up the Apple Watch inside the outline on your iPhone screen.
FIGURE 2-3: Although you may be eager to play around with your new Apple Watch,...
FIGURE 2-4: Since the debut of the Apple Watch Series 5, all models (except App...
FIGURE 2-5: A passcode is optional for Apple Watch unless you use Apple Pay.
FIGURE 2-6: The Apple Watch app on iPhone walks you through the setup process.
FIGURE 2-7: Apple Watch lets you set up a watch for someone in the family who d...
FIGURE 2-8: The Schooltime feature lets you set specific dates and/or times you...
FIGURE 2-9: Apple Watch has no USB ports. Just connect this magnetic puck to th...
FIGURE 2-10: Although the icons are bubbles instead of rounded rectangles (on t...
FIGURE 2-11: Tap App Store inside the Apple Watch app on your iPhone to downloa...
FIGURE 2-12: The affordable Apple Watch Bumper case from Modal is designed to p...
FIGURE 2-13: Apple Watch’s many accessibility features include an Activity app ...
Chapter 3
FIGURE 3-1: Tap the screen with your fingertip to access apps and other content...
FIGURE 3-2: Send your heartbeat by pressing two fingers on the screen at the sa...
FIGURE 3-3: Sketch whatever you like — in your desired color — and then send it...
FIGURE 3-4: Access Control Center on Apple Watch by swiping up from the bottom ...
FIGURE 3-5: Press Apple Watch’s side button to launch Dock, display your recent...
FIGURE 3-6: Notifications on your Apple Watch can show you a bit of time- or lo...
FIGURE 3-7: If you’re able to speak aloud, it’s super-fast to use your voice to...
FIGURE 3-8: Read your email on Apple Watch.
FIGURE 3-9: Create a personalized Memoji.
FIGURE 3-10: Use the Alarm app to have your watch wake you up.
FIGURE 3-11: We all love knowing about the weather, and Apple Watch provides mu...
FIGURE 3-12: The smart, color-coded Activity app shows your daily progress.
FIGURE 3-13: The Workout app supports many workout types, including Tai Chi and...
FIGURE 3-14: Get directions to a location, such as a business, by using the Map...
FIGURE 3-15: Apple Watch can store music you synced from your iPhone. You can a...
FIGURE 3-16: Take a moment out of your hectic life to focus on your breathing w...
FIGURE 3-17: Keep track of your oxygen level with the Blood Oxygen app.
FIGURE 3-18: Sync or stream your favorite podcasts right to your wrist — and th...
FIGURE 3-19: Play all your audiobooks on your Apple Watch.
FIGURE 3-20: Browse or search and download new Apple Watch apps directly to you...
FIGURE 3-21: The Home apps lets you access your compatible smart home gear, suc...
FIGURE 3-22: Read the news wherever you are.
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: The Artist watch face.
FIGURE 4-2: The Astronomy watch face.
FIGURE 4-3: Namaste! Here are a few of the Breathe watch face options in the Ap...
FIGURE 4-4: A few options for the California watch face.
FIGURE 4-5: The Chronograph watch face.
FIGURE 4-6: The Color watch face.
FIGURE 4-7: Contour is one of the newest watch faces, boasting a stylish analog...
FIGURE 4-8: The Count Up watch face.
FIGURE 4-9: On Apple Watch with GPS + Cellular, the Explorer watch face has gre...
FIGURE 4-10: Choose Fire, Water, or Fire and Water together for the animated Fi...
FIGURE 4-11: GMT is one of the newer watch-face options.
FIGURE 4-12: This watch face features gradients that move with the time. Which ...
FIGURE 4-13: The Infograph (left) and Infograph Modular (right) watch faces off...
FIGURE 4-14: Trippy, man! The Kaleidoscope watch face for Apple Watch features ...
FIGURE 4-15: Liquid Metal watch face options add a high-tech look to your Apple...
FIGURE 4-16: Have an animated Memoji face as your watch screen.
FIGURE 4-17: Meridian is an elegant but functional watch face.
FIGURE 4-18: The Mickey Mouse watch face.
FIGURE 4-19: The Modular Compact watch face.
FIGURE 4-20: Taking advantage of the 20 percent larger screen in Apple Watch Se...
FIGURE 4-21: The Motion watch face.
FIGURE 4-22: Examples of the Numerals Duo and Numerals Mono watch faces.
FIGURE 4-23: One of the most fun watch-face options is Photos, because you can ...
FIGURE 4-24: The new Portraits face lets you choose a photo from your iPhone ca...
FIGURE 4-25: Wear your pride on your wrist. The Pride watch face shows multicol...
FIGURE 4-26: The Simple watch face.
FIGURE 4-27: In the Face Gallery section of the Apple Watch app for iPhone, you...
FIGURE 4-28: The Solar Dial watch face.
FIGURE 4-29: The Stripes watch face.
FIGURE 4-30: The TimeLapse watch face.
FIGURE 4-31: To infinity and beyond with some of the Toy Story watch-face optio...
FIGURE 4-32: The Typograph watch face.
FIGURE 4-33: The Utility watch face.
FIGURE 4-34: The mysterious, sophisticated Vapor watch face for Apple Watch.
FIGURE 4-35: One of the newest watch faces, World Time tracks the time in 24 ti...
FIGURE 4-36: The X-Large watch face.
FIGURE 4-37: The Face Gallery section of the Apple Watch app (on the iPhone).
FIGURE 4-38: You can customize whatever is highlighted in green by twisting the...
FIGURE 4-39: If you don’t like your customization choices, you can tweak them (...
FIGURE 4-40: Customize the appearance of your watch face by adjusting the amoun...
FIGURE 4-41: What can you choose to place on your watch face? A lot, as you see...
FIGURE 4-42: An example of a complication you can add to a watch face.
FIGURE 4-43: The Apple Watch app on iPhone. Here, you can enable and disable va...
FIGURE 4-44: When you launch the World Clock app, your screen should look simil...
FIGURE 4-45: The analog mode of the Alarm screen. Set your desired time, using ...
FIGURE 4-46: You can choose a hybrid of analog and digital, as shown here.
FIGURE 4-47: The Stopwatch app in action.
FIGURE 4-48: The Stopwatch app offers a historical/graphical look of your lap t...
FIGURE 4-49: The hybrid analog–digital screen of the Timer app.
FIGURE 4-50: The Shortcuts app lets you tap a shortcut to initiate it. Or use y...
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: You can respond to incoming calls by sending a customized reply in ...
FIGURE 5-2: When you open the Phone app, you see the main screen.
FIGURE 5-3: Pulling up a contact in the Phone app reveals icons for calling or ...
FIGURE 5-4: Access the Phone section of Apple Watch by pressing the side button...
FIGURE 5-5: The fastest way to make a call? Use Siri to dial a contact or phone...
FIGURE 5-6: It’s super-easy (and, frankly, fun) to place a FaceTime audio call ...
FIGURE 5-7: You can tweak several options in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone...
FIGURE 5-8: Enabling Wi-Fi calling on both your iPhone and Apple Watch lets you...
FIGURE 5-9: An incoming message on Apple Watch.
FIGURE 5-10: You can use several preset replies to a message.
FIGURE 5-11: Tap the emoji icon to send a playful smiley face or another emoji ...
FIGURE 5-12: Select a regular emoji (left) or an animated Memoji (right).
FIGURE 5-13: Select Sketches to write something with your fingertip or draw a p...
FIGURE 5-14: How a message appears as a voice recording or transcribed text (le...
FIGURE 5-15: You can use GIFs – animated images – to further express yourself w...
FIGURE 5-16: When you tap New Message (left) and choose a contact to whom to se...
FIGURE 5-17: Use your voice to reply to messages on Apple Watch.
FIGURE 5-18: Share your geographical location instantly via Apple Maps by scrol...
FIGURE 5-19: Press and hold on a conversation in Messages to send a quick emoji...
FIGURE 5-20: Use Digital Touch options to communicate from one Apple Watch to a...
FIGURE 5-21: Send a custom tap to someone else who has an Apple Watch, and that...
FIGURE 5-22: Send your heartbeat to a friend’s or your better half’s Apple Watc...
FIGURE 5-23: 10-4, good buddy? You can use the Walkie-Talkie feature to chat wi...
FIGURE 5-24: Send an invite to someone over Walkie-Talkie (left), and your frie...
FIGURE 5-25: You can manage your inbox from your wrist. Tap to reply and choose...
FIGURE 5-26: The Mirror My iPhone option on the Apple Watch app. Make sure it’s...
FIGURE 5-27: Navigating your inbox by using the Digital Crown button.
FIGURE 5-28: Swipe down in an email message to get to the bottom and then tap R...
FIGURE 5-29: Tap Reply at the end of an email message, and you’ve got some opti...
FIGURE 5-30: Composing an email on Apple Watch is (almost) as easy as doing it o...
FIGURE 5-31: Options for sending an email include transcribing or choosing a con...
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Get real-time weather conditions as a “complication” for a watch fa...
FIGURE 6-2: The more you scroll down, the more weather information you see.
FIGURE 6-3: Tap to access weather information in other cities, as well as wind ...
FIGURE 6-4: watchOS 5 and later have UV index, wind speed, and (in some cities)...
FIGURE 6-5: You’ll see a bolded warning about important weather events (and eme...
FIGURE 6-6: See all kinds of stock price and performance information on any pub...
FIGURE 6-7: Despite its small screen, Apple Watch can give you a ton of informa...
FIGURE 6-8: View a snapshot of company stock or index performance over the past...
FIGURE 6-9: Dock displaying recently used apps or your pinned favorites (up to ...
FIGURE 6-10: In the iPhone Apple Watch app, you can select the apps to see when...
FIGURE 6-11: USA TODAY and many other third-party news apps push headlines and ...
FIGURE 6-12: In the Apple Watch app on iPhone, you can select where you see you...
FIGURE 6-13: In the Apple Watch app on the iPhone, specify whether you want to ...
FIGURE 6-14: Choose how to receive app notifications.
FIGURE 6-15: The first time you open the Calendar app on Apple Watch, you share...
FIGURE 6-16: The Calendar app shows the events scheduled for your day.
FIGURE 6-17: From the Month view, just tap on any day to see what's scheduled.
FIGURE 6-18: Responding to a calendar request is as easy as selecting it, accep...
FIGURE 6-19: With the Reminders app, you can review your reminders (by Day, All...
FIGURE 6-20: The Calculator app for Apple Watch.
FIGURE 6-21: You can leave yourself handy voice notes through your Apple Watch ...
FIGURE 6-22: You may see these options when launching the Maps app on Apple Wat...
FIGURE 6-23: The Maps app offers features that help you with directions or find...
FIGURE 6-24: The Map screen’s Search Here option (left) allows you to search wi...
FIGURE 6-25: Apple Maps has transit maps for bus, train, and subway information...
FIGURE 6-26: Get information about a local business provided by Yelp by tapping...
FIGURE 6-27: To drop a pin, press and hold somewhere on the map. Tap the red do...
FIGURE 6-28: The updated Maps app shows the direction in which you’re facing.
FIGURE 6-29: A Compass complication (bottom middle) for several watch faces sho...
FIGURE 6-30: Lost in the woods? You might be fine, thanks to the Compass app on...
FIGURE 6-31: Because of the always-on altimeter in Apple Watch Series 6, you ca...
FIGURE 6-32: As the name suggests, the Find People app for Apple Watch helps yo...
FIGURE 6-33: Apple Watch’s Find People app makes it easy to find friends and fa...
FIGURE 6-34: AirTag is a small accessory that can be personalized with free eng...
FIGURE 6-35: Locate a missing item in your Apple Watch’s Find Items app.
FIGURE 6-36: Open up the AirTag app on iPhone to mark the item as lost, and you...
FIGURE 6-37: If you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on all your supported A...
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: Select your Siri options on your iPhone, such as voice gender and l...
FIGURE 7-2: The Siri watch face can show you relevant information tied to it, w...
FIGURE 7-3: When you’re setting up Apple Watch via the iPhone app, enable Siri....
FIGURE 7-4: Ask all kinds of time-related questions, and you’ll get answers, su...
FIGURE 7-5: Ask for email, and Siri shows it to you, whether you want to view i...
FIGURE 7-6: Use your voice in the Maps app — perhaps to take you home.
FIGURE 7-7: Ask Siri to play music by artist, song, album, genre, and playlist....
FIGURE 7-8: You can ask Siri to identify a song for you with the help of Shazam...
FIGURE 7-9: Ask, and ye shall receive! Apple Watch displays web results tied to...
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: The Activity app displays multicolored rings based on your movement...
FIGURE 8-2: Apple Watch explains how Move, Exercise, and Stand work. You can al...
FIGURE 8-3: Start by answering some questions about yourself.
FIGURE 8-4: This ring summary screen shows your Move, Exercise, and Stand stats...
FIGURE 8-5: If you don’t like the suggested (default) goals for Move, Exercise,...
FIGURE 8-6: Scroll up within the Activity app to see your day’s performance by ...
FIGURE 8-7: Choose a workout and tap it to set a goal. Some categories having b...
FIGURE 8-8: Workout numbers start at zero so you can select goals. Or don’t set...
FIGURE 8-9: Receiving an alert upon achieving a goal (left) can give you incent...
FIGURE 8-10: Access your music while working out with a simple swipe to the lef...
FIGURE 8-11: Swipe to get a report on your workout session (left), including di...
FIGURE 8-12: Get nudged into activity by setting reminders to shake your booty ...
FIGURE 8-13: Apple Watch badges you can earn for reaching a milestone. Most of ...
FIGURE 8-14: The iPhone Fitness app, providing a weekly summary of your Activit...
FIGURE 8-15: A look at the Activity Trends data gleaned from Apple Watch and se...
FIGURE 8-16: A look at Breathe, part of the Mindfulness app, on Apple Watch. Fo...
FIGURE 8-17: The Apple Watch app on the iPhone is where you make changes in the...
FIGURE 8-18: As part of the new Mindfulness app, the Reflect sessions asks you ...
FIGURE 8-19: The Reflect session lets Apple Watch users focus on something posi...
FIGURE 8-20: Some people may like using the Breathe watch face to get quick acc...
FIGURE 8-21: The Cycle Tracking app for Apple Watch.
FIGURE 8-22: As Quiet Riot once sang, “Cum on feel the noize!” It’s easy with t...
FIGURE 8-23: As illustrated on Apple’s website, here’s a diagram of the magic b...
FIGURE 8-24: Although the technology seems like science fiction, Apple Watch ca...
FIGURE 8-25: Apple Watch’s blood-oxygen monitoring discreetly looks out for any...
FIGURE 8-26: Taking a reading is super-simple as long as your arm is resting co...
FIGURE 8-27: You can disable handwashing reminders, if you like, and tap to all...
FIGURE 8-28: Use the iPhone Health app to create a Medical ID that may be sent ...
FIGURE 8-29: You should first set up who your emergency contacts are, just in c...
FIGURE 8-30: View heart-rate info after you take a reading (left), or look back...
FIGURE 8-31: When the Heart Rate feature is activated, you are alerted if your ...
FIGURE 8-32: You’ll get some options to tap through if you fall. The example on...
FIGURE 8-33: On Apple Watch or your iPhone, the Sleep app shows how much sleep ...
FIGURE 8-34: A look at the Sleep app, which shows the evening’s sleep schedule ...
FIGURE 8-35: Follow along with trained instructors on one of the many compatibl...
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9-1: You need Bluetooth headphones such as the trendy Apple AirPods to l...
FIGURE 9-2: Swipe up inside the Music app to scroll through album artwork, and ...
FIGURE 9-3: No album art? No worries. You should still see pertinent informatio...
FIGURE 9-4: Artists view inside the Music app on Apple Watch.
FIGURE 9-5: Swipe or twist the Digital Crown button to scroll through your list...
FIGURE 9-6: Access your custom playlists on your Apple Watch from within the Mu...
FIGURE 9-7: Pair a Bluetooth device to hear synced music on your Apple Watch if...
FIGURE 9-8: Sync music between your iPhone and Apple Watch.
FIGURE 9-9: Listen to music on your Apple Watch without an iPhone.
FIGURE 9-10: It’s just as easy to take songs off your Apple Watch as it is to a...
FIGURE 9-11: A look at the Radio tab inside the Music app on Apple Watch.
FIGURE 9-12: Share the songs you’re listening to right from within the Music ap...
FIGURE 9-13: A look at the Podcast app on Apple Watch, which especially looks n...
FIGURE 9-14: When you’re inside the Podcast app on Apple Watch (left), swipe up...
FIGURE 9-15: If you don’t want all podcasts to be synced with your Apple Watch ...
FIGURE 9-16: The easiest way to play an audiobook on Apple Watch is to use an a...
FIGURE 9-17: Stream audiobooks to your wrist (or rather, to your ears!) with Ap...
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: Leave your wallet at home and use the Wallet app instead! Simply t...
FIGURE 10-2: It’s a breeze to set up your iPhone with Apple Pay. The step-by-st...
FIGURE 10-3: You only need to activate a credit or debit card once on your Appl...
FIGURE 10-4: At a contactless reader, tap your iPhone or Apple Watch to use App...
FIGURE 10-5: Use your iPhone to create your four-digit passcode for your Apple ...
FIGURE 10-6: The Wallet app on Apple Watch and iPhone for retail purchases can ...
FIGURE 10-7: Starbucks is one of the more popular Wallet-supported loyalty card...
FIGURE 10-8: While it may sound like science-fiction, you can use your Apple Wa...
FIGURE 10-9: You can now assign a Home key to Apple Watch, which works with a n...
FIGURE 10-10: Scan your government- or healthcare provider-mandated vaccination...
FIGURE 10-11: Available in the U.S. only, Apple Pay Cash lets you send or recei...
FIGURE 10-12: Setting up Apple Pay Cash on iPhone (left) and enabling Apple Wat...
FIGURE 10-13: Sending money to someone through Apple Watch is super easy, fast,...
FIGURE 10-14: A look at Shopkick’s shopBeacon transmitter on the wall of a reta...
FIGURE 10-15: See who’s at your front door, with supported video doorbells, rig...
FIGURE 10-16: The redesigned Home app lets you see your compatible smart home d...
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: A look at the App Store for Apple Watch, which is part of the Appl...
FIGURE 11-2: Use keywords, such as “apple watch games,” to find new content for...
FIGURE 11-3: You can download Apple Watch apps directly to your wrist. Here’s w...
FIGURE 11-4: You can delete third-party apps from Apple Watch itself. Tap the l...
FIGURE 11-5: Use your fingertip to adjust settings for brightness, text size, s...
FIGURE 11-6: You can change the watch’s orientation from left wrist (default) t...
FIGURE 11-7: You can adjust a number of accessibility options for Apple Watch, ...
FIGURE 11-8: Your Apple Watch can help log you into a Mac or display a one-time...
Chapter 12
FIGURE 12-1: Select which photos you want synced to Apple Watch (if any).
FIGURE 12-2: Select how many photos you’d like to sync (by size or number of fi...
FIGURE 12-3: Swipe your finger left or right to scroll through all your photos....
FIGURE 12-4: The Portraits watch face on Apple Watch uses Portrait mode photos ...
FIGURE 12-5: Just like your featured Memories are displayed on your iPhone, tho...
FIGURE 12-6: No broccoli in the teeth? As you can see here, you can take a self...
FIGURE 12-7: Whether you use the timer or not, tap the large white shutter butt...
FIGURE 12-8: Scrolling through the photography options on the Camera app on App...
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Introduction
I’m excited to present you with Apple Watch For Dummies, 2022 Edition — your definitive guide to unlocking the power of your smartwatch.
In this book, you find out how to take full advantage of Apple Watch’s many features, all in a language you can understand. You don’t need a degree in electrical engineering to follow along with this book (badum bum!). Whether you’re tech-shy or tech-savvy or perhaps somewhere in between, my goal is to teach you — in plain English — how to master your new gadget.
Apple Watch For Dummies, 2022 Edition, covers all the things you can do with your sleek wrist-mounted companion, ranging from productivity and connectivity features to information, personalization, and navigation; health and fitness applications; entertainment options; and much more. And, of course, this book contains many visual examples of what you can do and what your watch should look like in certain situations, regardless of the model (or “Series”) of watch you own.
About This Book
I wrote this book with one focus in mind: to cover all you need to know about Apple Watch — without the technical jargon you don’t need. In other words, I break down the geek-speak into street-speak.
After all, technology can be confusing, especially when it’s a relatively new category of products like a “smartwatch.” Therefore, consider this book your definitive guide to unlocking Apple Watch’s capabilities. If you’re more of an intermediate to advanced user, however, I also include a number of tips and tricks on how to get the most from your Apple Watch. Also, feel free to experiment, which can be part of the fun, but it may take some time to figure out all it can do.
You’ll need to get accustomed to the limited screen size, interacting with the watch via your fingertips and voice, and what apps work best on your wrist (just as you’ll discover some things are simply better on a phone). Because Apple Watch has a somewhat steeper learning curve than other technology, give yourself a while to master it. Just know I’m here to help in a language you can understand, which means you can put away your geek-to-English dictionary.
Also keep in mind that Apple adds new features to Apple Watch over “time” (sorry for the dad joke) or when a new operating system update is available. But don’t fret: This book covers not only the basics but also advanced capabilities. And hey, it’s the fourth edition, after all, and I’m keeping on top of what’s new so you don’t have to. And after you learn — and apply — a good number of the tasks discussed in this book, you should no doubt be comfortable with whatever new things the watch can do in the future.
How to Use This Book
Although this book is meant to be a handy and informative resource, I hope you find the tone conversational. And as with other For Dummies books, you can read Apple Watch For Dummies in any order you like. I suggest you start with the first chapter or two in order to learn the various parts of the watch and its user interface, but after that, feel free to jump from chapter to chapter if one topic interests you more than another. Perhaps start by thumbing through the specific topics in the Table of Contents and then go to a particular chapter that piques your curiosity.
For example, you might wonder about the fitness capabilities of Apple Watch — how it counts your steps and the number of stairs climbed, calculates distance traveled, determines your calories burned and heart rate, and so on — so you can turn to Chapter 8 right away. Or maybe you’re anxious to master text messages, emails, and calls on your new device? That would be Chapter 5 — on keeping in touch with those who matter. On the other hand, Chapter 10 focuses on using Apple Watch for making mobile payments at retail by waving your wrist over a contactless terminal to complete a transaction. You get the idea. Each chapter can stand on its own.
And if you’re “old school” and would like a more linear read, go ahead and flip through it from beginning to end. Just don’t expect a plot twist near the end!
In some cases, I cross-reference subjects with topics from other chapters whenever relevant, but you can skip over them if you like, or you can pursue them. I also cover how to best use your voice instead of your fingertips — after all, I wrote the book Siri For Dummies (shameless plug alert!).
It goes without saying that you’ll benefit most from this book if you have your Apple Watch with you, along with your nearby iPhone — which may be required for some of the changes you’d like to make to Apple Watch — and if you ensure the battery is full on both devices. Oh, and it doesn’t matter which Apple Watch you own — such as the original version, the more attractively priced Apple Watch SE, or the latest and top-of-the-line Series 7 model, which adds a larger display, added durability, up to 33-percent faster charging, a new QWERTY keyboard option, five new colors, and other features — because this book is relevant to every model that has come out over the years. If it’s a feature or setting tied to a specific Apple Watch, I call that out for you.
The various tips and tricks throughout the book — as well as some interesting tidbits — will help you get the most from your Apple Watch. For example, you can use your Apple Watch to control music, audiobooks, and podcasts on your iPhone. Also, your watch knows the difference between a tap and a press. And did you know your watch can tap you with a slight vibration whenever a new message arrives for you to read? Or it reminds you to be conscious of your breathing throughout the day, and guides you along with relaxation exercises? You learn how to do that — and much more — throughout this book.
But you don’t need to wade through these extra Apple Watch factoids if you prefer to stick to the basics. Most of this extra content is labeled as Technical Stuff (see the “Icons Used in This Book” section). Then again, you might be more interested in these “sides” than the main course. (I’m sometimes like that when I visit my favorite restaurant.)
Foolish Assumptions
When writing this book, I made only two major assumptions:
You own one of the Apple Watch products.
You want to know how to get the most from it.
The watch doesn't come with an instruction manual, so consider this edition of Apple Watch For Dummies the closest thing to one — and a whole lot more too, if I may say so myself.
Icons Used in This Book
The following icons are placed in the margins of the book’s pages to point out information you may or may not want to read.
This icon offers suggestions to enhance your experience. Most are tied to the topic at hand, whereas others are more general in nature.
This icon reinforces the importance of information related to Apple Watch. You might consider bookmarking the page or jotting down the information elsewhere.
Apple Watch is a promising new wearable platform, but this icon alerts you to important considerations when using it, including health, safety, or security concerns.
This icon warns you about geeky descriptions or explanations you may want to pass on — but don’t expect a lot of these throughout this easy-to-read guide.
Beyond This Book
We’re almost ready to dive into this book so you can master your Apple Watch, but I want to make you aware of an excellent online resource: The Apple Watch For Dummies Cheat Sheet: This site offers handy tips on using your watch to meet your fitness goals and getting turn-by-turn directions. To find access to this cheat sheet, go to www.dummies.com and type “Apple Watch For Dummies cheat sheet” in the search box.
Where to Go from Here
If you’ve never used an Apple Watch — perhaps you bought this book in anticipation of purchasing one or receiving it as a gift — it might be best to power up the watch, turn it on, and follow the prompts to set it all up. Chapter 2 goes into this if you prefer to wait, or feel free to dive in with the watch before you fully crack the spine of this book. Your call based on your comfort level.
Regardless of which model you own — or plan on buying or receiving — you don’t need to know anything to begin reading Apple Watch For Dummies 2022 Edition. All you need is your willingness to learn this exciting new wearable gadget, which should help add convenience, speed, and style to your everyday tasks.
Ready to start? Turn the page… .
Part 1
Getting to Know Apple Watch
IN THIS PART …
Set up your Apple Watch and discover its many features, including the Digital Crown button and the side button.
Pair your Apple Watch with your iPhone and then learn about setting up a passcode and cellular connectivity, monitoring battery usage, and protecting your valuable investment.
Explore the many ways you can interact with your Apple Watch, including tapping, pressing, typing, and swiping, as well as conveniently accessing Siri with your voice to help you complete watch-related tasks.
Chapter 1
Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding the different Apple Watch models
Discovering the many features of Apple Watch
Navigating the Home screen
Exploring different parts of Apple Watch
Understanding wireless capabilities and sensors
So are you excited or what?
You’re a proud owner of the trendy Apple Watch. Or perhaps you purchased this book in anticipation of picking one up or receiving it as a gift. Either way, thank you for reading Apple Watch For Dummies 2022 Edition. This easy-to-read book has one goal in mind: to teach you everything you need to know about Apple Watch. With simple step-by-step instructions, clear images, and accessible tips and tricks, this book will help you gain the most from your new wearable gadget.
In this chapter, I walk you through the basics of Apple Watch to help you discover what this teeny wrist-mounted computer is capable of doing. You find out about the different parts of the watch — on the outside and inside — as well as the layout of the Home screen. From ways to interface with content on the watch to the hidden wireless technologies to integrated sensors that track your moves, you’ll soon have a clear picture of the 21st-century magic you’re wearing on your wrist.
It’s a beefy chapter, so let’s get to it.
Exploring the Apple Watch Collections
Apple Watch comes in a few sizes and configurations. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 watches, you have a choice of a screen that’s either 38 millimeters (about 1.5 inches) or 42 millimeters (roughly 1.65 inches).
For Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (a less expensive model introduced in 2020), sizes measure 40 mm (1.57 inches) or 44 mm (1.73 inches), but the watches have narrower bezels (borders) than their predecessors.
Apple Watch Series 7, which debuted in the fall of 2021, has two sizes: 41 mm (1.61 inches) and 45 mm (1.77 inches). These watches have the thinnest bezels of all Apple Watches to date; therefore, the watch face is virtually all screen (and it’s a beaut!).
You measure your screen from the top to the bottom, not diagonally — similar to how most screens in consumer electronics are measured (such as those on smartphones and tablets).
Although you likely bought a watch before buying this book, note that a few versions of Apple Watch are available today (the most popular, Apple Watch Series 7, is shown in Figure 1-1), and you can purchase a few accessories to customize your watch. For a more extensive discussion of the Apple Watch collections, or for ways to persuade a friend or co-worker that they need an Apple Watch, visit www.apple.com/watch.
FIGURE 1-1: The newest Series 7 Apple Watch (right), compared with the Apple Watch Series 6 (middle) and older Series 3 model (left).
Excluding the various bands you can buy from Apple, the six Apple Watch options are
Apple Watch Series 3:
Although it’s not the newest Apple Watch available, this model was the first to offer either a Global Positioning System (GPS) chip — to accurately capture location information — or a GPS and cellular option. More on this later in this chapter.
Apple Watch Series 6:
Still available for sale, this Apple Watch debuted in the fall of 2020. Along with new band materials and styles, this model added an even better “always on” screen, blood-oxygen monitor, always-on altimeter, and more (which I cover in this book, of course).
Apple Watch Series 7: This watch is the latest Apple Watch model (as of this writing), which adds a bigger and tougher screen, faster wireless charging, all-new colors, an optional QWERTY keyboard for typing, and more. Choice of materials include aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium.
Apple says the challenge of the Series 7 redesign was to create a bigger display while barely expanding the dimensions of the watch itself. To accomplish this feat, the Apple Watch display was reengineered to reduce the borders by 40 percent, which allows for nearly 20 percent more screen area than Apple Watch Series 6 (and more than 50 percent more screen area than Apple Watch Series 3).
Apple Watch SE:
Much like the less expensive iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE is meant to give you premium features at a more affordable price. It includes a great-looking Retina display, advanced sensors to track your movement, sleep, and more.
Apple Watch Nike+:
Ideal for fitness types who like the Nike brand, this special edition Apple Watch Series 4 (and special loop band) was designed to be your running partner. The watch synchronizes with the Nike Run Club app and Nike Training Club app.
Apple Watch Hermès:
A partnership between Apple and Hermès, this fashion-centric watch includes bold, colorful (and extra-long wraparound) leather bands and an exclusive new watch face.
You also have a ton of choice when it comes to materials you want in an Apple Watch and what style of band to choose. With Apple Watch Series 6, you can go with aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, or ceramic. Apple Watch Series 7 offers five new aluminum case finishes, along with a range of new band colors and styles. See Figure 1-2.
FIGURE 1-2: Apple Watch Series 7 gives you more colors and band options to choose.
In the fall of 2019, Apple also announced Apple Watch Studio, a website that lets you choose a case and pair any band. Try it out for yourself at www.apple.com/shop/studio.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Despite there being nearly 200 countries on Earth, only 9 of them received Apple Watch when it debuted on April 24, 2015: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Now dozens of countries sell and support Apple Watch — including models with cellular connectivity.
Figuring Out What Apple Watch Can Do
Some people may question why they need a smartwatch. Perhaps you traded your watch for a smartphone years ago and now wonder why you’d go back to the wrist. One word: convenience. Not having to carrying anything is pretty darn handy, which you soon find out when using your Apple Watch. Simply glance at your wrist to glean information — wherever and whenever you need it — not to mention the fact that your watch can tap you with a slight tactile vibration to let you know about something, such as a calendar appointment or a loved one giving you a virtual “poke.” Buying something at a vending machine or a retail store by simply waving your wrist over a sensor is also kind of awesome. Having an airline attendant scan a bar code on your watch’s screen to let you board a plane? What a time saver.
Thus, you can keep your iPhone tucked away, preserving its battery for when you really need to access something with it. In fact, some Apple Watch models can make or receive calls and texts even without a smartphone nearby, which I get to in Chapter 5.
Perhaps because you wear it on your wrist and will likely glance at it multiple times throughout the day, Apple Watch will become an extension of yourself. When you strap it onto your wrist, you’re not going to want to take it off. Now, that’s personal.
As you discover in this book, Apple Watch has many, many features. Some of the main categories include time, communication, information, navigation, fitness, entertainment, and finance (mobile payments). The following sections highlight Apple Watch’s main features, but be aware that a few may require the GPS + Cellular model (and I indicate where).
Watch faces
Instead of a regular watch that simply shows one face, you can choose what you see on your Apple Watch. The watch has many styles to choose among right out of the box, as well as numerous downloadable apps that customize the look of the face. You can also change the color of the watch face to match your outfit. Chapter 4 walks you through it all.
Timers and alarms
Apple Watch also includes various stopwatches, timers, and alarms. Whether you use your fingertips or your voice, your Apple Watch can let you know when it’s been 30 minutes so you can pull something from the oven. Or you can time your friend doing laps in a pool — from the comfort of your lounge chair. Apple Watch also lets you set an alarm to wake you up in the morning. You can use the Timer app as a game clock, for example, to tell you and your opponent when your time is up in a round of Scrabble. Check out Chapter 4 for all the details.
Caller ID or even calls
See who’s calling by glancing at your wrist. Apple Watch displays the caller’s name (Caller ID) or perhaps just a phone number (which often happens if that person isn’t in your iPhone’s Contacts). You can also use the Apple Watch microphone to record and send sound clips to friends. Some Apple Watch models — those advertised as GPS + Cellular — let you leave your iPhone at home and take or make calls right from your wrist when you’re out! Heed the call, and go to Chapter 5 for details.
Walkie-Talkie
What’s more fun and quicker than a phone call? The Walkie-Talkie feature built into Apple Watch. As the name suggests, Walkie-Talkie lets you press to talk to someone else who has an Apple Watch. Let go to listen for the reply. 10-4, good buddy? I cover this feature in Chapter 5, which is about different ways to use Apple Watch to communicate.
Health and wellness
In case you weren’t aware, Apple Watch has been morphing into a powerful health device that can monitor what’s happening inside your body. It sounds like science fiction, but the Apple Watch Series 6 and Series 7 models include a heart-rate monitor (measured in beats per minute), electrocardiogram (ECG), and even a blood-oxygen monitor (to measure how well oxygen is being sent from the heart and lungs out to the rest of the body). Maybe not as impressive, Apple Watch can now detect when you’re washing your hands — an important habit now more than ever because of COVID-19 — and starts a 20-second timer. The new Mindfulness app features an enhanced Breathe experience, plus a new session type called Reflect.
Emergency SOS
In a nutshell, the Emergency SOS feature built into Apple Watch calls for help when you can’t. Whether it senses a troubling anomaly through the heart-rate or ECG sensor or detects a fall, Apple Watch can dial emergency services, notify your contacts, send your current location, and even display your Medical ID badge for emergency personnel. I cover all this in Chapter 8, which focuses on fitness and health.
Text messages and instant messages
You can read and reply to messages with Apple Watch, as shown in Figure 1-3. Hold your wrist up to read the message, and lower your arm to dismiss it. Chapter 5 walks you through all the messaging functions of Apple Watch, including some models that don’t require your iPhone to be near you at all!
FIGURE 1-3: Read and reply to messages on your Apple Watch.
When an email comes in, you can read it on your wrist (scroll up and down the screen with your fingertip to see all the text), flag it as something to reply to later, mark it as read (or unread), or move it to the Trash. As with text messages and phone calls, you can transfer email from Apple Watch to your iPhone to pick up where you left off. I cover all this in Chapter 5.
Wrist-to-wrist communication
Along with providing the Walkie-Talkie feature, your smartwatch lets you communicate directly with someone else’s wrist via a component called Digital Touch. Use your fingertip to draw something, such as the heart shown in Figure 1-4, and the person who receives it will see it animate — just as you drew it. Or why not send some virtual kisses to let someone know you’re thinking about them? As described in Chapter 5, you can even send your heartbeat to someone by pressing two fingers on the screen.
Dock
Naturally, a wearable watch is a convenient way to stay on top of important information. Apple Watch has a cool feature called Dock that lets you quickly open your favorite apps or go from one app to another. To launch the Dock, press the side button and swipe up or down (or turn the Digital Crown button). See Figure 1-5. Chapters 3 and 6 discuss how to access Dock, customize what you see, and scroll through relevant information.
FIGURE 1-4: Sketch something on your Apple Watch and send it off to someone else’s Apple Watch.
FIGURE 1-5: Dock allows you to open your favorite apps quickly or jump from one app to another.
Calendars
Apple Watch also has a Calendar app (with reminders) so you can stay on top of events occurring throughout your day (or coming in the near future). Also, when you receive a calendar invitation, you can immediately accept or decline it on your wrist and even email preset responses to the organizer. Put Chapter 6 on your calendar for more information.
Maps
Your wrist is an ideal place to glance at a map. Get turn-by-turn directions from your current location. You don’t have to worry about having to stare at your wrist for visual cues (or fall down an open manhole in the process), because Apple Watch gives you a tap on the wrist to let you know when it’s time to turn left or right. Navigate to Chapter 6 for more information. Beginning with Apple Watch Series 5, an integrated compass helps you navigate even further. (Unleash your inner Boy or Girl Scout Guide!) And with the latest operating-system update, watchOS 8, Maps includes cycling directions too.
Siri
Just as you can talk into your phone, Apple Watch has a microphone, which means that you have access to your personal assistant known as Siri. Flip to Chapter 7 to find out more about what Siri can do for you. As the author of Siri For Dummies
