The most important Apple Watch shortcuts
The Apple smartwatch has a wide range of functions and features, but the majority of these functions are hidden behind several options to activate them.
And you can use the shortcuts from theApple watch to access these functions a little faster than you are used to.
These shortcuts are based on functions that already exist in the watch, and you must activate the shortcut before you can start using it.
Activate silent mode quickly
Voice alerts are useful in many cases, but are annoying if you’re in a meeting and forgot to put the watch on silent.
You can put the watch directly into silent mode by covering it only with the palm of your hand without pressing any button.
You can enable this feature by going to the watch app on your phone, then choosing sound and vibration, then enabling the choice to mute the watch by covering it.
And when you enable this option, you can put the watch in silent mode anytime directly by covering the face of the watch.
Wake up the clock in the last app you used
Apple Watch contains many different and varied apps that you can use to get a better user experience or read messages and socialize.
But when you put the watch to sleep or leave it for several minutes without using it, this app will automatically close and then you have to reopen it.
You can enable the option to wake up the watch directly in the app you used without having to open it manually.
You can enable this option by following these steps:
- Go to the clock settings, then to general settings.
- Then go to choose the alarm clock.
- In this section, you will find an option to automatically wake up the watch in the last app you used, and you can control how long the app is used, whether it is the last two minutes or the last hour.
Use default responses on Apple Watch
You can configure a multitude of default responses to different messages, then easily choose the response you want via the watch.
You can use this shortcut to quickly reply to messages or avoid typing and using the screen completely.
To activate this feature, follow these steps:
- Go to the Apple Watch app on your phone, then select the Messages section.
- In the Messages section, you will find the choice of default replies, click it to control the default replies via Apple smart watch and add them as you like.
Default replies appear directly in front of you when you open the Messages app and choose to reply to the message.
Using sleep mode on Apple Watch
Apple Watch can track a lot of information about how you sleep to help you sleep better and more comfortably.
But not all users may want to track their sleep through the watch, and you can turn the watch into a small alarm that displays the time and suggested wake-up time.
You can do this by placing the watch on its side instead of resting it on top of the screen or on the back of the screen.
You can also use the watch’s new focus modes to link this mode to the iPhone so that the phone also goes into silent mode.