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How to Set Up Cardio Fitness Levels on iPhone & Apple Watch

Mar 5, 2021 - 3 Comments
How to Set Up Cardio Fitness Levels on iPhone & Apple Watch

Have you ever wanted to measure your cardio fitness and determine your endurance during workouts and jogs? In that case, you’re in for a treat since Apple now allows users to easily check their cardio fitness levels directly on their iPhones, provided they use an Apple Watch as well.

How to Control Which Apps Provide Data to Siri Apple Watch Face

Feb 20, 2021 - Leave a Comment
Access Siri on iPhone X

Apple Watch wearers have no shortage of options in terms of selecting their favorite watch face. There are tons to choose from with Apple adding new ones with each major watchOS revision. But there’s one that is perhaps the smartest watch face available and if you’re going to use a smartwatch, why not go all-in? … Read More

How to Enable and Use the Handwashing Timer on Apple Watch

Feb 19, 2021 - Leave a Comment
Apple Watch handwashing

Keeping your hands clean is always an important thing to consider and while it might seem like one of the easiest things to do, it turns out that some people aren’t washing their hands for as long as they should. Apple wants to help out and it’s introduced a new Handwashing timer to do just … Read More

Beta 1 of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5 Released for Testing

Feb 1, 2021 - Leave a Comment

Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5. The new betas arrive not long after the final versions of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 became available to iPhone and iPad users. A first beta for macOS Big Sur 11.3 is not yet available, but is likely … Read More

How to Set a Vibrating Silent Tap Alarm on Your Apple Watch

Jan 31, 2021 - Leave a Comment
How to set an alarm on Apple Watch

Want to set up a silent alarm clock on your Apple Watch? How’d you like to be tapped on your wrist to wake up? The Apple Watch can go beyond the iPhone silent vibration alarm feature and actually tap you on the wrist as a wake-up instead, and it’s a pretty neat feature for obvious … Read More

How to Restore Apple Watch from Backup

Jan 19, 2021 - 1 Comment
How to Restore Apple Watch from Backup

Need to restore your Apple Watch? Did you upgrade the Apple Watch you have to a newer model? Perhaps, you accidentally set it up as a new device and you want all the data you had on your old Apple Watch? If so, you may be interested in learning how you can restore your Apple … Read More

How to Backup Your Apple Watch

Jan 16, 2021 - Leave a Comment
WatchOS 6

Your Apple Watches contain all kinds of information that you probably don’t want to lose, so backing it up is important. Your contacts, health data, and more are all stored on your Apple Watch and the health data, in particular, is all absolutely something you can’t replace should it go missing. That’s why backing everything … Read More

How to Use the Dock on Apple Watch

Dec 25, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to use the Dock

Whether you’re a heavy Apple Watch user or just someone who dips in and out of a few apps here and there, the Dock can be a real timesaver. It works similarly to the Dock on a Mac, iPad, and iPhone, giving users a place to put their favorite and most frequently used apps. That … Read More

How to Disable Automatic Updates for Apple Watch

Dec 2, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Disable Automatic Updates for Apple Watch

Do you want to stop your Apple Watch from automatically installing watchOS updates? Perhaps you don’t want to update to the latest version right away, or you just want to save your valuable internet data, or install the latest watchOS updates at your own pace? Regardless, it’s easy to disable automatic updates for your Apple … Read More

How to Use 6-Digit Passcode on Apple Watch

Dec 1, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Use 6-Digit Passcode on Apple Watch

Do you want to use a complex passcode for unlocking your Apple Watch? Fortunately, this is pretty easy to do and can further enhance the security of your smart wearable.

How to Send & Read Messages on Apple Watch

Nov 29, 2020 - 1 Comment
Apple Watches with Messages icons

The Apple Watch is so much more than something strapped to your wrist that can also tell the time. It’s a miniature computer and that fact is driven home further with every new hardware and software revision. But one feature that has been there since day one is the ability to send and receive iMessages … Read More

How to Add Podcasts to Apple Watch

Nov 26, 2020 - 1 Comment
How to Add Podcasts to Apple Watch

Did you know that you can store podcasts on your Apple Watch and listen to them when it’s not connected to your iPhone? This is a feature that can come in handy if you often leave your iphone at home when you go out for a jog, do chores, or anything else really.

How to Use Walkie-Talkie to Talk on Apple Watch to Talk to Friends & Family

Nov 17, 2020 - 2 Comments
Apple Watches with walkie-talkie app

The Apple Watch supports a fun feature called Walkie-Talkie, which, much like the name implies, allows for instant communication with just about anyone else with an Apple Watch.

How to Check Apple Watch Storage Space

Nov 4, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Check Apple Watch Storage Space

Do you want to check how much free storage space you have on your Apple Watch? Perhaps, you want to transfer music and photos to your watch and you want to make sure you have enough space? Fortunately, you can see this info within a matter of seconds.

How to Disable Background App Activity on Apple Watch

Nov 2, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Disable Background App Activity on Apple Watch

Did you know that apps running in the background on your Apple Watch can affect its performance and impact battery life? If you’re worried about this, you may want to disable background app refresh on your wearable.

How to See All of Your Apple Watch Apps in an Alphabetical List Instead of a Grid

Nov 1, 2020 - 12 Comments
Apple Watch apps in a list view

When you think of the Apple Watch app launcher or Home screen, you think of the grid of icons that Apple shows in all of its promotional material. That’s become the way to use an Apple Watch. But for some users, it’s never been a great way to find apps. And even if you know where … Read More

How to Set Watch Face for Apple Watch from iPhone

Oct 29, 2020 - Leave a Comment
How to Set Watch Face for Apple Watch from iPhone

Are you looking for an easier way to change the watch face on your Apple Watch? In that case, you may be interested in learning how you can change the Apple Watch face right from your iPhone within a matter of seconds.

How to Set Fitness Goals on Apple Watch

Oct 16, 2020 - Leave a Comment
Apple Watch activity app

The Apple Watch has spent the last few years turning itself into the go-to wearable for people who like to keep tabs on their health. Whether it’s their heart rate, sleep pattern, or just how much they move, the Apple Watch can track it. But for many users, its bread and butter is in telling … Read More

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