Apple Watch For Dummies

Explore the vast yet compact world on your wrist!  

So you’ve bought an Apple Watch and you’ve been having a really great time talking to your wrist, but now you’re wondering what other sorts of fun trouble you can find. For that, the updated edition of Apple Watch For Dummies is your perfect guide, providing a friendly overview of the latest series of Apple Watches on the new OS. Whatever you want to achieve—peak health via sleep-tracking and an app-based fitness plan, the ability to navigate your way out of a scary forest at night using the GPS and torch functions, or just a convenient method of finding your iPhone—everything you need to know about the amazing device on your wrist is right here at your fingertips.  

Marc Saltzman—journalist, lecturer, TV personality, and host of “Gear Guide,” a tech-focused video that reaches 60 million viewers a year—expertly guides you through the wrist-based virtual world opened up by Apple’s compact wonder-gadget, taking you from the basics of the interface and buttons, through to practical applications like Apple Pay, and then on to the nifty stuff, like chatting to friends on Walkie Talkie, checking your blood oxygen levels, or unlocking your hotel room door with a casual flick of your wrist.  

• Get au fait with display and buttons 
• Keep in touch via calls, texts, and more 
• Manage your media, finances, health, work, and more  
• Dive into the wonderful world of apps  

Whatever it is you think you’ll use your Apple Watch for, you’ll end up doing much, much more.  

Marc Saltzman is a freelance journalist, author, lecturer, and consultant as well as a radio and TV personality. He writes for both CNN.com and USAToday.com, and hosts Gear Guide, a tech-focused video spot seen by more than 60 million viewers each year. Marc has appeared on The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and others.

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

How to Use This Book 2

Foolish Assumptions 4

Icons Used in This Book 4

Beyond This Book 5

Where to Go from Here 6

Part 1: Getting to Know Apple Watch 7

Chapter 1: Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch 9

Exploring the Different Apple Watch Collections 10

Figuring Out What Apple Watch Can Do 12

Determining What You Need for Your Apple Watch 19

Getting to Know the Apple Watch Home Screen 21

Learning about Apple Watch’s Parts 25

Using Apple Watch’s Touchscreen 28

Understanding Apple Watch’s Wireless Functions and Internal Sensors 28

Tapping with Apple Watch’s Haptic Feedback 32

Chapter 2: Time Out: Setting Up Your Apple Watch 35

Setting Up Apple Watch 36

Understanding the Home Screen 52

Maintaining Your Apple Watch 54

Taking Advantage of Accessibility Features 59

Chapter 3: Control Freak: Mastering Apple Watch’s Interface and Apps 63

Handling Apple Watch’s Controls 64

Going Hands-Free with Siri 69

Vibrating Along with Apple Watch’s Tactile Feedback 70

Using Control Center, Dock, and Notifications 71

Looking at Apple Watch’s Built-In Apps 75

Part 2: Just the Tasks, Ma’am! 91

Chapter 4: It’s about Time: Learning How to Set Watch Faces, Alarms, Timers, and More 93

Looking at the Built-In Watch Faces 94

Choosing from the Various Watch Faces 123

Differentiating between Customizations and Complications 126

Accessing Time on Apple Watch 130

Accessing World Time 131

Taking Control: Alarms, Stopwatches, and Timers — Oh My! 132

Chapter 5: Keep in Touch: Using Apple Watch for Calls, Messages, Texts, Walkie-Talkie, Emails, and More 139

Accepting and Placing a Call on Apple Watch 140

Handing Off a Call to Your iPhone or via Bluetooth 146

Making Apple Watch Calls over Wi-Fi 147

Receiving and Sending Messages 149

Sending Stickers, Taps, Kisses, Heartbeats, and More 160

Enabling and Using the Walkie-Talkie Feature 167

Sending, Receiving, and Managing Emails on Apple Watch 170

Chapter 6: In the Know: Staying Informed with Apple Watch 177

Accessing Real-Time Weather, UV (UV) Index, and Wind Speed 178

Following Stock Information and Much More 182

Using Dock on Apple Watch 185

Mastering Notifications on Apple Watch 187

Accessing Your Calendar on Apple Watch 191

Setting Reminders on Apple Watch 197

Accessing Apple Watch’s Integrated Calculator 198

Creating and Listening to Voice Memos 199

Navigating the Maps App 200

Using the Compass 205

Part 3: It’s All in the Wrist 209

Chapter 7: Siri Supersized: Gaining the Most from Your Personal Assistant 211

Setting Up Siri on Your Apple Watch 212

What Are Siri Shortcuts? 217

Trying Other Tasks with Siri 227

Extending the Fun (and Silly) Ways to Interact with Siri 229

Chapter 8: Fitness Fun and Happy Health: Apple Watch is Your Workout Buddy and Digital Doctor 231

Tracking Your Fitness with Apple Watch 232

Getting Up and Running with the Activity App 233

Understanding the Workout App 241

Personalizing Reminders, Feedback, and Achievements 247

Using the Fitness App on Your iPhone 250

Checking Activity Trends 252

Learning to Use (and Love) the Breathe App 253

Cycle Tracking 256

Hearing Health: Using the Noise app 258

Advanced Health Help: Heart Rate, ECG, and Blood O2 Monitoring 258

Advanced Health Help: Medical ID, Fall Detection, and SOS calling 266

Chapter 9: Mucho Media: Managing Your Music, Movies, Apple TV, and More 275

Using Apple Watch to Control Songs Stored on an iPhone 276

Having Siri Play Your Music 281

Pairing a Bluetooth Device with Apple Watch 282

Streaming Apple Music to Your Apple Watch 284

Syncing and Playing Music from Your Apple Watch 284

Removing Music from Your Apple Watch 287

Playing Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Radio Plays 288

Controlling Apple TV and iTunes with Your Apple Watch 295

Chapter 10: Pay for Play: Making Mobile Payments with Apple Watch 299

Apple Watch and Security 300

Setting Up Apple Pay on iPhone 301

Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch 303

Using Apple Pay with Your Apple Watch 304

Paying without a Nearby iPhone 306

Looking at the Wallet App 308

Using Apple Pay Cash on Apple Watch 313

Using Apple Watch for Other Deals and Rewards 317

Part 4: More Apple Watch Tips and Tricks 319

Chapter 11: App It Up: Customizing Apple Watch with Awesome Apps and More 321

Downloading Apps for Apple Watch 322

Adjusting Settings in the Companion Apple Watch App on Your iPhone 327

Twenty Recommended Third-Party Apple Watch Apps 333

Chapter 12: Extra! Extra! Having Fun with Apple Watch 341

Copying Photos to Apple Watch 342

Launching Photos on Apple Watch 344

Discovering the Camera App 346

Finding Friends with the Find People App 349

Examining a Batch of Apple Watch Games 350

Part 5: The Part of Tens 359

Chapter 13: Ten Cool Things to Do with Your Apple Watch 361

Activity 362

Apple Pay 364

Hotel Key 364

Walkie-Talkie 365

Music Playback 366

Maps 367

Digital Touch 367

Siri 369

Watches and Watch Faces 370

Gaming 372

Index 375