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14 hidden useful functions of Apple Watch

Life Hacker [Japanese version] Reprinted from the article published on October 4, 2021

Once you get the Apple Watch, you want to know how to use it.

Watchos is a completely different experience from iOS, but if you have been messing around for many weeks, you may think that you have learned everything, from instructions input to training tracking, and how to use Apple Pay.

However, Apple Watch has a detailed function that has never been met before, from fun features that can be used at parties to functions that you think, "Why have you lived without knowing this?" there are a lot of.

If you know the 14 features introduced in the future, you will not be able to go back anymore.

■ Table of contents

1.If you cover the dial by hand, you can cut the notification

2.Even if you don't look at the dial, you can understand the time by touching

3.Start the app that was used recently

Four.Rewrite the order of the dial

Five.Forcibly restart when Apple Watch is not in good shape

6.You can take a screen on the Apple Watch display

7.Light the missing iPhone to make it easier to find

8.Make the Apple Watch flashlight 100%bright in an instant

9.Display the app as a list

Ten.Make sure that others cannot see the notification preview

11.Set the Apple Watch to sound the chime

12.Automatically respond to the phone

13.Tracking training into segments and tracking

14.Disable Blouetooth to speed up updates

1.If you cover the dial by hand, you can cut the notification

I first introduce this feature because this function can save a lot of time.When the notification is ringing, you can make it silent simply by covering the Apple Watch for 3 seconds.

Even if you forget to make the silence and get a phone call during an important meeting, the calling sound will disappear just by covering the Apple Watch by hand.

If the group chat is exciting during an important dinner, cover the Apple Watch to make it silent.

Of course, there is no better way to keep Apple Watch in silent mode in advance, but in case of emergency, this hidden function is very useful.

To confirm that this function is enabled, open "Sound and Tactures" from "Settings" in Apple Watch and make sure that "Cover and Sure" is enabled.

2.Even if you don't look at the dial, you can understand the time by touching

For those who have been inappropriate to check the time, but have fallen into situations where they want to check the time, we recommend the function that tells the time by the number of vibrations.

Tap and hold the Apple Watch display once and tap and hold the screen with two fingers to know the time with the "Taptic time" function.

By default, a long tap every 10 hours and then a short tap every hour.Beyond that, a long tap every 10 minutes and a short tap every minute.

You can also use this function at Morse signal or "rough".

"Old" is a long tap every 5 hours, a short tap every hour, and a long tap every 15 minutes.

It may feel difficult to understand, but if you actually experience it, it will be easier to understand.

3.Start the app that was used recently

There is no need to return to the Apple Watch home screen to return to the app lasting.

If you click Digital Crown twice, the home screen will be displayed, and the last application will start up immediately.

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Four.Rewrite the order of the dial

For those who have a large number of clocks, this tips are indispensable for organizing dials.The dial can be changed by yourself in the order of the default.

Press and hold the Apple Watch dial to open the dial switcher and press the dial you want to move.

After a while, the dial will be "lift -up" and you will be able to drag to any position on the line (Redder user WCCN616 is demonstrating this feature in this article.increase).

Five.Forcibly restart when Apple Watch is not in good shape

Usually, to turn off the Apple Watch, press and hold the side button and swipe the "power off" slider.

However, if the clock is in bad condition, you may not be able to access this option.In that case, by forcibly restarting, you can turn on the clock again even if you cannot enter normal.

If you keep pressing the Digital Crown and the side button at the same time, you can see that the Apple Watch is dark.Continue the button until the Apple logo is displayed and wait for the start to launch.

6.You can take a screen on the Apple Watch display

Just like you can do it on your iPhone, you can take a screen on the Apple Watch display.

To take a screensho, press the Digital Crown and the side button at the same time to release it.

If the "blinking" indicating that the screensho has been shot does not appear on the display, proceed with "Settings" → "General" → "Screenshot" in Apple Watch, and "Enable Screenshot".Make sure it is enabled.

7.Light the missing iPhone to make it easier to find

Many people use Apple Watch to make the missing iPhone sound.

Just tap the "iPhone" button at the WatchOS control center, even from the cushion of the sofa, the basement, or from the back of the refrigerator (in the case of such a type of forgetful person), you can sound the iPhone in a treble.increase.

However, it is not well known that pressing this tile can blink the flashlight when the iPhone sounds.

It doesn't help if the iPhone really goes out of sight, but you can find the iPhone that is hidden somewhere faster.

8.Make the Apple Watch flashlight 100%bright in an instant

Speaking of flashlights, Apple Watch has three types of still white light, flashing white light, and red light.

If you know that, you'll know that every light takes about 3 seconds to switch to a complete brightness at first.

However, if you tap the flashlight, it will immediately become 100 % bright.

If you move your wrist, you can tell your Apple Watch that you are trying to turn the flashlight to something.

9.Display the app as a list

On the Apple Watch home screen, an app is arranged in a bubble map type so that you can see at a glance.Some people like it (I'm sure it's perfectly arranged according to my needs), and some may feel a little jumbled.

You don't have to stay on the default home screen.

Press and hold the home screen to display a hidden menu.Here, it is possible to switch the home screen to "Wrist View".

The wrist view shows the Apple Watch app in alphabetical order, as the name suggests.This is very similar to the list of iOS App Library list.

This option is also found in the "App View" of "Settings".

Ten.Make sure that others cannot see the notification preview

If someone sits next to when you receive the notification to Apple Watch, you may be able to see what alerts have come at a glance, so you may think that you don't like it.

In such a case, you can customize the notification settings.Open "Settings" → "Notification" in the Apple Watch, and enable the toogles next to "Tap notifications to display detailed information".

This displays the notification app icon on the alert, but the actual content is not displayed.When the problem is resolved, tap the notification to check the contents.

11.Set the Apple Watch to sound the chime

I don't know if there is a person who wants to set the chime to ring on the Apple Watch, but it will be a good idea.

Apple can set the chime every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and every hour, and you can choose the sound of the bell and the screams of the birds.

If you need to grasp a specific time, I think it's an effective means, but I don't know the needs.

The chime can go to "Settings" and set it from "Accessibility" or "Clock".

12.Automatically respond to the phone

If you want to make an automated life, try to enable the "automatic response to the phone" in "Accessibility".With this setting, it will automatically answer the phone over a certain amount of time.

Of course, this setting will be valid for all the calls that have been called, so it is necessary to keep it on the phone at any time (of course, in the case other than "good night mode" or "intensive mode").

13.Tracking training into segments and tracking

If you want to divide training into your own segment (for example, if you want to distinguish the running part from another part), double tap the Apple Watch screen while tracking training, so you can easily do it.

Furthermore, depending on the type of training, different fitness information is stored in each segment.For walking or running, Apple Watch records time, distance, and average pace.

In other training, the calorie consumption and the continuation time of each segment are recorded.

14.Disable Blouetooth to speed up updates

The update of Apple Watch is famous for its slow.

The problem is that Apple has selected Bluetooth to achieve it, as the update is transferred from the iPhone to the Apple Watch.

Unfortunately, don't use Bluetooth, as it will be very slow to transfer large -capacity data.

When installing a new update, disable Bluetooth and forcibly send it to the Apple Watch from the iPhone via wifi.

If you want to know more about this mechanism, check out the thorough guide here.

Translate: Yuri Haruno

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