Questions tagged [apple-watch]
The Apple Watch is a watch-like accessory for the iPhone 5 and beyond
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Unable to update watchOS. Always paused
I can't pair an old Apple Watch Series 4. It always stuck at Software Update page and the download is always paused with message "You can resume the download when you are connected to a Wi-Fi ...
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How to filter gmail notifications in iOS/watchOS without smart features/personalisation?
I'd like to find a way to only be notified on my iPhone & watch when a specific list of people contact me on gmail. Is there any way to do this without enabling "smart features & ...
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Using the Fitness app without my Apple Watch
I have an Apple Watch and an iPhone and they're paired together. Right now, my iPhone tracks my calories burned only while I have my Apple Watch on. But, I only wear the Apple Watch when I'm working ...
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Batch moving voice memos to Linux PC
I have over 600 of voice memos on iPhone 2020 SE (actually recorded on Apple Watch) ranging from a few seconds to a couple of minutes. How do I batch move them to a Linux PC, having the date of ...
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Recording of personal data while the Apple Watch is locked?
Does Apple Watch (or, more specifically, Apple Watch Ultra, in case of different behavior) record personal information while the device is locked, and then associate it with the active account, when ...
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Watch battery issues
I have a Series 3 Watch that is about 4 years old (purchased new). I have noticed that when I place it on the Apple charger, it dings, and the green charge symbol comes on as normal. After about 2 ...
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Apple watch battery drain very fast with full max capactity
I got a new Apple Watch Ultra 3 months ago. During the last half-month, I have not worn it and recharged it regularly. In the first 2 months, I can use it without recharging for two days at least.
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Two watches/iPhones disagree on weather
My wife and I each have an iPhone with an Apple watch paired to it. We’re sitting three meters from each other on the same cell carrier and the same WiFi. Both watches say (correctly) that we’re in ...
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Make a stickdrive from Apple Watch NAND chip?
I recently asked a question about a dead Apple Watch 1st generation and whether I could dispose of it without worrying about my data being stolen. I got several responses. One in particular stood out ...
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Dead Apple Watch -- security risk?
I have an Apple Watch 1st gen that does not power on anymore. I want to dispose of it. If I just recycle it (at a recycling center), can someone recover data off it?
Should I try to destroy it first (...
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How does Apple Watch get a phone call? [duplicate]
I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile, and I had an Apple Watch before that. Never told either one about the watch. Yesterday, the iPhone shut down (battery) during a call, and the guy immediately ...
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How do I keep All Trails on top of an Apple Watch?
I use the All Trails App on my watch in order to provide quickly accessible navigation information when I am cycling. The last time I did so, I also started a cycling workout task via the built-in ...
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Can I listen to Fitness+ episodes with Bluetooth headphones paired to iPhone instead of watch?
I have an iPhone 13 and Apple Watch 8 and recently started the 3-month free trial for Fitness+. It has these "episodes" and I tried listening to a 34-minute "walk" episode. However,...
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Using 2 apple watch with same iphone, calories add up?
I have a family member using an Apple watch, I would like to get another Apple watch and have them both to the same iPhone. I want the calories from both Apple watch to add up in health app e.g. ...
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Does Apple watch calories burned use weight in health settings?
Does the apple watch use weight value in health setting when calculating the total calories burned for the day so far? If not where does it look at weight somewhere else or even at all?
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iWatch Emergency SOS Countdown Timer Not Working
Last night my mother attempted to engage the Emergency SOS function on her iWatch by holding down the side button, but the countdown timer did not function - it just brought up the screen where she ...
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Can't install App on Apple Watch
I have a new Apple watch that I want to add the All Trails app to. I have had the All Trails app on my iPhone for several years, and when I open the Watch App I can see All Trails under the list of ...
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Can I stop Apple Watch Now Playing App from defaulting to the watch as the source?
Sometime recently the Apple Watch's Now Playing app has switched to showing the watch as the default source. I rarely to never play anything from my watch and just want to use Now Playing to control ...
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Does the Apple Watch Series 8 track sleep without setting a schedule?
I don't have a natural sleep schedule so it makes no sense for me to set one, it changes day by day and sometimes I don't even sleep.
Does the Apple Watch Series 8 track sleep without setting a ...
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How can I fix an Apple Watch that shows a red or green charging cable image with a bolt icon?
I haven't charged my Apple Watch for the past couple of days and the watch refuses to boot while showing a charging cable icon along with a red/green lightning bolt.
Is there a reset / fix procedure ...
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How do I delete a family member’s Apple Watch iCloud backup?
How do I delete a family member’s Apple Watch iCloud backup? The watch is setup as a standalone phone line. I used my iPhone to setup my child’s watch.
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Get Voice Memos from iPhone or MacOS to Apple Watch
I saw a lot of questions and answers related to how to show the recorded sound files from Apple Watch in other devices like iPhone, MacOS, and also syncing via cloud.
However, I want to ask the ...
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Voice Memos with location-based naming in Apple Watch
Voice Memos app in MacOS and iPhone supports a feature called "location-based naming" which sets the name of the sound recording file after the current GPS location, or some kind of ...
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Why is my Transit Card (Clipper) not automatically on my Apple Watch?
I have an iPhone and Apple Watch with latest OS updates.
My iPhone has some credit cards and also a Clipper transit card. The credit cards automatically are on my watch, but the transit card does not ...
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Higher Resting Heart Rate after WatchOS update on 23-24 Jan 2023
I have been using Apple Watch SE (1st gen) since September 2022. Recently, I look at my Resting heart rate (RHR), and it shows me that my RHR has been increasing. The spike was on 23-24 Jan 2023, ...
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Is it possible to create a workout plan with Apple Fitness Plus?
I assumed that Apple Fitness+ would be able to create a personalized workout plan based on my goals (muscle growth) and body metrics, but I can't seem to find how to do it. It seems like it's just a ...
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How to set my Apple Watch to vibrate on all notifications?
I'm trying to set my Apple Watch 8 to vibrate for notifications besides the "factory ones", especially apps like instagram and whatsapp. The problem is that the watch mirrors the settings of ...
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How does Apple Watch decide whether to give you a Stand Up reminder or not?
I appreciate the "Time to stand" reminders that the Apple Watch provides ten minutes before the full hour. My assumption would be that these reminders pop up whenever I have not yet stood ...
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Apple Watch training program for running
My friend has a Garmin watch he said, "if you tell Garmin I want to run X race on Y date, it will automatically generate a coaching programs based on current ability."
Is there something ...
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Why is my apple watch stealing notifications from my iphone?
On my iPhone I have calendar alerts notifications turned on with the following boxes checked.
“Lock Screen”
“Notification Center”
“Banners”
If I have an appointment with a 15 minute alert, then 15 ...
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Secret to reorganizing app grid view on watch (without going crazy)?
Has anyone figured out the secret to reorganizing apps on an Apple Watch without going crazy?
Specifically, I'm trying to figure out a pattern for moving apps around so that it doesn't move other apps ...
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How do I put Wallet passes on Watch?
How do I sync the passes in Wallet on my iPhone with those on my Watch. I've recently added some passes to my phone, but they're not appearing on my watch.
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Is the Blood Oxygen app required on the Apple Watch to get VO2 max cardio fitness levels in the Health App?
Deciding whether to remove the Blood Oxygen app on the Apple Watch.
Would it be okay to remove it without losing the VO2 max estimate?
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Control Podcasts in MacOS using Apple Watch
Is it possible to control the Podcasts app, running in MacOS, using Apple Watch?
I tried using the watch's Now Playing app, also to use the watch's Podcasts app, and the built-in Remote app, without ...
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Watch unlock support now gone? (12.6.3 Monterey)
I've been using Watch unlock quite happily, including for sudo. However, it stopped working recently.
Today, I noticed the Security & Privacy pane setting "Allow this mac to be unlocked with ...
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App to play music from an webserver on a cellular apple watch
I have some non-commercial music that I'd like to listen when I run with my cellular Apple Watch.
It is hosted on a webserver, and I have a playlist file for it (m3u).
How can stream and listen to it ...
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How to enable in-app mirror tracking in Gentler Streak app?
The Gentler Streak app recently offered me “mirror tracking”. See article.
I ignored the offer, as I did not know the meaning of the feature. (Actually, I’m still not sure.)
How do I enable this ...
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How make sense of this battery graph on a Watch 6?
I've a watch series 6 here that is behaving quite bizarrely. Mostly when the charger is attached it does some reboot loop with the apple logo appearing every 5 minutes or so. I think this is because ...
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Is there a way to tell the charging speed (or wattage or estimated finish time) on an iPhone/Watch
I've bought so many Apple chargers and cables over the years that I have no idea which ones go to which device. Apple doesn't label any of these, which further confuses things. Even if I threw out ...
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Apple watch not completely syncing messages [closed]
Messages sync properly (ie if I delete them from one they disappear from the other device) between my iPhone and MacBook, but never seem to be removed from my Watch.
iPhone 13, Watch 7, all latest ...
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Using the home or side button of the Apple Watch in a shortcut
I'm currently trying to create a shortcut that skips to the next song in the Music app when I press the home (or maybe side) button. Unfortunately, I haven't found the action for these 2 buttons on ...
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Multiple Activities Workout and Recovery
I just bought my first Apple Watch (Series 7) and headed to the gym to track my workout. It's fair to say I expected and actually made a mess as I was trying to figure out how to do this! 😄
It does ...
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Switch users without typing password or FaceID
Apple says: use Apple Watch to unlock your mac without typing password or TouchID.
I have two user accounts on my mac. Both tied to the same Apple ID and password.
I am wearing an Apple Watch 6.
When ...
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How could I make iPhone 7 run iOS 16 in order to connect with an Apple Watch with watchOS 9?
I would do anything if I could make my iPhone 7 (now on iOS 15.7) run iOS 16 in order to connect with an Apple Watch with watchOS 9. Would jailbreaking be a solution?
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Why does football workout on Apple Watch burn so many kilocalories?
Previously when I played football I used the 'outdoor run' workout. But the last few times I have played football I have used the 'football' workout.
The outdoor run workout burned 4.6 kcal per minute ...
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Apple Watch doesn’t show Race Route
I have an Apple Watch Series 8 with iOS 9.2 and I haven’t been able to get the Race Route feature to work.
I’ve run the same route several times using the Workout app. When I open the Activities app ...
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Apple Watch assumes incorrect birthday for its owner
This morning, December 25th, I noticed my Apple Watch wished me a Happy Birthday:
That is strange, since it's actually tomorrow, 26th, as indicated on my iPhone 11 (Settings app → Apple ID → Name, ...
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How do I write an "Automation" using Shortcuts to stop my workout?
I often forget to stop my "Workout" that is running on my watch. I'd like an automation something like:
if workout is running AND
in the area of the gym (Geofence) AND
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Is there a way to close ALL apps at once on an Apple Watch?
I know you can close recently used apps one by one on the Apple Watch simply by pressing the side button (not the Digital Crown), sliding from right to left on the app you want, and then pressing the ...
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Apple Watch Workout Notification for Paused Workout
I love that my watch knows that I've stopped working out and notifies me to end my workout when I forget to do it. Occasionally my workout will become paused inadvertently. I do not get a ...
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