Use the App Switcher on your Apple Watch

View your most recently used apps, or switch from one app to another.

Open an app from the App Switcher

1. Double-click the Digital Crown (in watchOS 9 and earlier, press the side button).

   

2. Swipe up or down, or turn the Digital Crown.

3. Tap an app to open it.

4. To close the App Switcher, press the Digital Crown (in watchOS 9 and earlier, press the side button).

Remove an app from the App Switcher

1. To open the App Switcher, double-click the Digital Crown (in watchOS 9 and earlier, press the side button).

2. Go to an app, then swipe left.

3. Tap the remove button.

   

Sort by Recents or Favorites in watchOS 9 and earlier

In watchOS 9 and earlier, you can sort the Dock (App Switcher) by Recents or Favorites.

Choose between Recents or Favorites

The Dock can show your most recent apps or up to 10 of your favorite apps. When you choose Recents, your apps appear in the order that you opened them. When you choose Favorites, you can choose the apps that appear, but your most recently used app still appears at the top of the Dock. If it's not already a favorite, you can tap Keep in Dock to add it.

Here's how to choose what appears:

1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Dock.

3. Tap Recents or Favorites.

Add your favorite apps

If you arrange the Dock by Favorites, you can choose which apps to show or remove:

1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap the My Watch tab, then tap Dock.

3. Make sure that Favorites is selected.

4. Tap Edit.

   • To remove an app, tap the remove button, then tap Remove.

   • To add an app, tap the add button. You can add up to 10 apps.

   • To rearrange apps, touch and hold the reorder button next to an app, then drag up or down.

5. To save your changes, tap Done.