You won’t just send and receive messages, calls and mail more easily and efficiently. You’ll express yourself in new, fun and more personal ways. With Apple Watch, every exchange is less about reading words on a screen and more about making a genuine connection.
Now your inner circle is always nearby. Press the side button to access Friends, where you’ll see thumbnails of the people you like to stay in touch with most. Tap to send a message, make a call or get in touch in one of the new ways only Apple Watch makes possible.
You don’t even have to use words. The Digital Touch feature on Apple Watch gives you fun, spontaneous ways to connect with other Apple Watch wearers, wrist to wrist. Watch the “Digital Touch” Guided Tour
Use your finger to draw something quickly. Your friend on the other end can watch your drawing animate, then respond with a creation for you.
Let friends or loved ones know you’re thinking of them with silent, gentle tap patterns they’ll feel on the wrist. You can even customise taps for different people.
When you press two fingers on the screen, the built-in heart rate sensor records and sends your heartbeat. It’s a simple and intimate way to tell someone how you feel.
Apple Watch adds a new dimension to the way you communicate. In just a glance it shows you who’s contacting you. It even gets your attention the way a person would — by tapping you. There are subtle audio cues too. The experience is discreet and nuanced — different types of notifications have their own unique character.
You’ll know straight away when someone sends you a message, because a notification appears front and centre on Apple Watch. Hold up your wrist to read the message, or lower your arm to dismiss it.
Apple Watch can predict what you want to say from the context of your message and from the ways you most often respond. Press the display, and Apple Watch reveals preset options. Just choose one and send it off. You can also create a new response. Or skip words altogether by sharing an animated emoji. A smiley face can move as it laughs. Or it can stick out its tongue. You can even change an emoji’s face with your finger to give it a different mood. Send a thumbs-up, a thumbs-down and other animations too.
Send an emoji. They’re animated, customisable and fun.
Use your voice. Record audio or dictate a text message.
Share your location. Send a friend your current location on a map.
Use the built-in speaker and microphone for quick chats, or seamlessly transfer calls to your iPhone for longer conversations. To mute an incoming call, just cover Apple Watch with your hand. Watch the “Phone Calls” Guided Tour
When email comes straight to your wrist, it’s more accessible and easy to manage quickly. You can read an email, flag it, mark it as read or unread, or move it to the Trash. Or open it on your iPhone, where you can type a response.
Apple Watch is designed for quick interactions, but sometimes you want to say more. So we made it easy to transfer messages, calls and email from Apple Watch to iPhone, where you can pick up exactly where you left off.
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