Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Alarms
- App Store
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- Music Recognition
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Remote
- Shortcuts
- Siren
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Tides
- Timers
- Tips
- Translate
- Vitals
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
- World Clock
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- VoiceOver
- Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
- Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Mirroring
- Control nearby devices
- AssistiveTouch
- Use a braille display
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard
- Zoom
- Tell time with haptic feedback
- Adjust text size and other visual settings
- Adjust motor skills settings
- Set up and use RTT
- Accessibility audio settings
- Type to speak
- Auto-select focused app
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright
Send messages from Apple Watch
In the Messages app, you can compose and send text messages. You can also send a suggested reply, choose a quick reaction—like thumbs up, or reply to a specific message in a conversation.
Compose a message on Apple Watch
Go to the Messages app on your Apple Watch.
Tap at the top of the screen.
Tap Add Contact, then do one of the following:
Choose a recent contact: Tap a contact from the list of recent conversations.
Speak the name of a contact or dictate a phone number: Tap .
Choose from your full list of contacts: Tap .
Enter a phone number: Tap .
Tap Create Message, then enter your message.
Send a suggested reply
Go to the Messages app on your Apple Watch.
In a Messages conversation, scroll down to see the suggestions.
Tap a reply to send it.
Send a quick reaction with a tapback
Go to the Messages app on your Apple Watch.
Double-tap a specific message in a conversation, then choose a Tapback—like a thumbs up or heart.
Reply to a specific message in a conversation
To help keep a conversation organized, you can respond to a specific message inline.
Go to the Messages app on your Apple Watch.
In a Messages conversation, double-tap a specific message, then tap Reply.
Create your response, then tap Send.