Connect Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network
By connecting your Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network, you can continue to use many of its features, even when you don’t have your iPhone with you.
Choose a Wi-Fi network
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of an available Wi-Fi network.Wi-Fi networks compatible with Apple Watch are 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz.
If the network requires a password, do one of the following:
Use the keyboard on Apple Watch to enter the password (not available in all languages, Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 8 only).
Use your finger to scribble the password characters on the screen. Use the Digital Crown to choose uppercase or lowercase characters.
Tap
, then choose a password from the list.Use the keyboard on your iPhone to enter the password.
Tap Join.
Use a private network address on Apple Watch
To help protect your privacy, your Apple Watch uses a unique private network address, called a media access control (MAC) address, on each Wi-Fi network it joins. If a network can’t use a private address (for example, to provide parental controls or to identify your Apple Watch as authorized to join), you can stop using a private address for that network.
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of the network you joined.Turn off Private Address.
Important: For better privacy, leave Private Address turned on for all networks that support it. Using a private address helps reduce tracking of your Apple Watch across different Wi-Fi networks.
Forget a network
Touch and hold the bottom of the screen, then swipe up to open Control Center.
Touch and hold
, then tap the name of the network you joined.Tap Forget This Network.
If you rejoin that network at a later time, you must reenter its password if it requires one.
For more information, see the Apple Support article Connect your Apple Watch to Wi-Fi.
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