Like anyone, you have notifications that are important to you. But often they arrive at times when it’s inconvenient — or impossible — to reach for your phone. With Apple Watch, the information you care about most comes right to your wrist.
When a notification or alert arrives, a gentle tap lets you know right away. Then a quick glance at your watch tells you if it’s something you need to respond to promptly — or not.
When an email arrives, you can quickly see the sender and subject. Then tap to read it in full.
Apple Watch shows you invitations, lets you know what’s up next, and alerts you when it’s time to leave for another event.
Get alerts and encouraging messages that keep you motivated to meet your fitness goals.
See who’s calling and answer right on your watch, or cover it with your hand to dismiss. You can ask Siri to return the call later.
Hey Siri, call Allison back
Many notifications have easy ways to respond built right in. For things like messages and email, Apple Watch gives you lots of options for a quick but meaningful reply.
Choose from a list of smart replies tailored to your conversations. You can even create your own preset responses.
Skip words altogether by sending an animated emoji. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through all the different expressions.
Tap the microphone icon to record what you want to say. Then send it as audio or text.
Some notifications only require a simple response. All you have to do is tap.
When you’re too busy to pick up a call, you can dictate a message or send a preset phrase.
If you can’t reply on the spot, Siri can redial a call or display recent messages when you have time.
Hey, look — your best friend posted a new photo from Maui. And guess what? The Nobel Prize winners were just announced. With new Apple Watch apps being developed all the time, there’s almost no end to the number of amazingly useful notifications and alerts you can receive on your wrist.
Get updates from your favorite teams’ games and special alerts when sports stories break.
Receive the latest information on flight delays, updates to your itinerary, or even gate changes.
Instantly receive messages from friends and reply with an emoji, a sticker, or your voice.
Commission-free trades, breaking financial news, and custom price alerts for your portfolio positions and watchlists.
When it’s about to rain, you’ll get a friendly heads-up on your wrist.
Customizable reminders for your to-do items help you build a streak of consecutive completions and form good habits.
In addition to receiving notifications, you can also see updated information from the apps you check most often by putting it right on your watch face. Add stock quotes, the latest news headlines, a timer, or the current temperature. Tapping the complication takes you directly to the app.
The Watch app on iPhone makes it easy to be selective with your notifications and alerts. The only messages that come to your wrist will be from the people and apps you care about most.
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