The Apple Watch is much more than just a connected watch. With its many features dedicated to health and well-being, it can help you improve your lifestyle and stay in shape. In this guide, we’ll give you 6 tips on how to get the most out of your Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra and make the most of all its features to stay healthy.
Choose your favorite WatchOS watch face
To add a new watch face to your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown until the Watch face is displayed, then slide to the right to see the Add button. You can even personalize your watch face with your own photos using the Watch Face Gallery option in the Apple Watch app. To access the latest dial options, make sure your device is running at least iOS 16.
Cover to mute
Your Apple Watch is designed to alert you with vibrations and sounds to inform you of texts, notifications, calls and other important events. However, in quieter environments such as meetings, this can become annoying. To avoid these situations, you can enable the “Cover to mute” function by opening the “My Watch” app, going to “Sounds and haptics” and activating the “Cover to mute” function. When your Apple Watch starts emitting sounds or vibrations, you can simply cover the watch with your palm for a few seconds to mute them.
Increase text size
Despite the improvements, the Apple Watch’s screen remains relatively small. If you find it difficult to read the text and details displayed on your watch, you can adjust this by accessing the settings. Open the Settings for your Apple Watch and select Brightness and text size. Then you can opt for larger text, make all text bold, and increase the watch’s brightness to improve readability. These simple adjustments should help you to better see and enjoy all the features of your Apple Watch.
Set activity goals
To get the most out of your Apple Watch in terms of physical activity, you can easily set goals to achieve. Simply open the “Activity” app and set daily goals for your health, such as calories burned, time spent standing and moving, and much more.
If you find that the wristbands supplied with your Apple Watch are too loose and hamper your performance, you can find many other wristbands available on sites such as Amazon to help you achieve better results. By opting for a wristband that fits your wrist, you can ensure that your Apple Watch accurately tracks your daily activities and helps you achieve your health goals.
Save battery power
If you use your Apple Watch frequently, battery life can be an issue, especially if you use AirPods or leave the screen on all the time. Fortunately, there are several tricks you can use to improve your battery life. For example, swipe up on your Watch screen to bring up the Control Panel. You’ll see a bubble with a percentage indicating your battery settings. Select the bubble to access a more detailed view with an option to activate low power mode. Low power mode can be activated permanently or only when you need it, for example for a day or two. When activated, the Apple Watch limits the actions it takes and the way it uses applications to save energy as much as possible.
Connect to Apple Pay
To enjoy the benefits of Apple Pay on your Apple Watch, you need to connect your Apple Pay account to the app. This way, you can link your payment options and passwords to your Apple Watch just like on your iPhone. When making payments or using compatible ticketing and transport systems, your watch offers convenient shortcuts. So make sure you’re connected to take full advantage.
What about connectivity with Android?
The Apple Watch isn’t designed to work with Android phones the way it is with iPhones, and hidden functions can’t change that. That’s why we recommend an iPad, Mac or other Apple device, so you can set up the Watch app and track important details easily.