Water resistant to 50 meters, Apple Watch Series 5 is designed with swimmers in mind.
Once that's done, when viewing your watch face, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up Control Center. Scroll to the bottom, where you'll find the new Walkie-Talkie icon. If the icon is yellow, then you're currently available in the Walkie-Talkie app. Tap on the icon to toggle your status.
When a green border appears around the date complication, turn the Digital Crown and the date format changes (you can set the date complication to Off, and the date will not show on the watch face). Tap another complication, and when you find the complication you want, click the Digital Crown.
Hi. The blue padlock icon means that your Apple Watch is locked. Tap your watch face to enter the passcode and unlock your watch. The blue Do Not Disturb icon means that you have enabled Do Not Disturb mode.
How to stop Now Playing from launching on your Apple Watch
- Press the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch.
- Tap Settings on the list of apps or in the grid view.
- Tap General.
- Tap Wake Screen.
- Tap the switch next to Auto-Launch Audio Apps so it's in the gray "off" position.
The Side button is the Apple Watch's one-step access to contacts on your favorites list who you can then call, write a text, or even send your heartbeat. The Digital Crown and Side buttons have a few additional uses that you may not already know about.
When you start a swimming workout, your Apple Watch automatically locks the screen with Water Lock to avoid accidental taps. When you're done, turn the Digital Crown to unlock the screen and clear any water from your Apple Watch. You hear sounds and may feel some water on your wrist.
The Digital Crown is Apple's answer to the crown found on mechanical watches. Historically, the crown is used to set the date and time on a wristwatch, and to wind the mainspring to keep the watch running. Apple Watch users can press the Digital Crown to return to the Home screen, much like the home button on iPhone.
Apple Watch has another handy button that's located just below the Digital Crown button on the right side (if Apple Watch is worn on the left wrist). Depending on whom you ask, it's called the Side button, the Power button, or the Friends button — the latter of which refers to its primary feature.
The Side button is the Apple Watch's one-step access to contacts on your favorites list who you can then call, write a text, or even send your heartbeat. The Digital Crown and Side buttons have a few additional uses that you may not already know about.
To change the app layout on your Apple Watch, start by pressing down on the Digital Crown to bring up the app layout, if you're not there already. From there, force touch the screen by pressing down hard enough until your watch vibrates. You'll get two options that appear on the screen: “Grid View” and “List View”.
