Apple Watch Series 5 Best Tips and Tricks

The Apple Watch OS 6 and the Apple Watch Series 5 are now officially released. There is a lot of people buying an apple watch for the first time or maybe upgrading from an older model to the newest OS. Whatever your situation maybe, I'm just gonna share with you guys my top favorite tips and tricks that I use day to day on my apple watch, so you could also get the most out of your apple watch. 

This isn't just simply apply to Series 5 Apple Watch but also on OS 6, so many features also may apply.

Trick# Find your Phone Using Siri on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

To get started, I want to share with you the ability to ask Siri to find your apple watch. That's right, in case you lost your apple watch somewhere around your household and you're having a hard time finding it. You could actually ask Siri to find your apple watch. 
          

                   

Siri doesn't just simply send a ping notification to your apple watch but also utilizes a heart rate monitoring system to do a flash to make it easier to find. 

So using your apple watch, if you hold on to bring up the control center so there is an icon, if you tap on it it'll say ping sound to your iPhone.

Hold "phone buzz icon" to activate the flash

But if you hold it, it will actually use flash to find your device. 

Bonus Tip: Mute/Unmute

New for users of apple watches if you have your apple unmuted and if you tap the screen with two fingers your apple watch will actually verbally speak out the time.

Trick# Take Screenshots on your Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

You want to screenshot a certain conversation, go ahead and enable this by quickly going into:-

your apple watch settings >> go into general >> scroll down to the see "screenshots" >> enable it. 

Slide right to enable screenshot

Enabling this, if you press the digital crown with the power button, you can take a screenshot into that roll over image to your camera roll on your iPhone. 

Bonus Tip: Resume/Pause your workout timer

             

Performing this combo task, whenever you start a workout like an outdoor run. Not only can you tap to skip the timer to begin working out immediately. But pressing those two combo buttons, this will also pause and resume your workout. And you can disable the screenshot this if it gets annoying.

Trick# Hide Your Sensitive Information on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

If you have an apple watch series 5 and you enjoy having the always ON display enabled. But you don't like others to also be able to see the sensitive information that your complications may hold like your calories burned, steps to track, those kinds of complications. 


Well if you quickly go into your apple setting >> go to display >> then brightness > > scroll down, you will see "always ON">> tap on that "enabled" and "Hide sensitive complications". 

                

Now, whenever the "always ON" display is enabled, those complications will be greyed out.

Trick# Open Websites on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

New for watch OS 6, you can actually request SIRI to open up certain websites by asking a general question. So for example what was Napoleon's last fight?

Simply scroll down >> open tab >> it'll take to the source of where you got that information and you can literally browse the website right there.

                

Browse Website

If the screen feels too small and you wish that there was a way to dynamically zoom like triple tapping the crown wheel, you can zoom in manually. Now if you want to find out how to enable this. 

Trick# Dynamic Zoom In on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Just go into your Apple Watch  Series 5 settings >> then go all the way down to accessibility >> go down to see accessibility shortcuts >> just checkmark on the zoom. 

Check Zoom Option

Now triple tapping the crown wheel will enable this and you use your fingers to navigate around the screen.

Trick# Quick ECG Heart Rate on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Place Your Finger 

When taking your heart rate if you have an apple watch that supports ECG or ECK. If you place your finger on the crown, instead of measuring every three seconds or so, it will actually begin measuring it every second for more quick results.

Trick# Display Layout change from Honeycomb to List View on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

If you have tons of applications, the honeycomb layout might be really frustrating to locate a certain application. This is why when you hard press, you can select a list view that will turn everything in alphabetical order and now It's much easier to find certain applications. 

Trick# Delete Native Applications on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Something new for apple watch OS 6, you can now actually have the ability to delete native applications. Not all native apps but there are certain native apps that you don't plan on using like cycles or noise. 

Simply hold on the app until it starts shaking >> tap delete >> or on the list view, you can simply slide left >> delete it. 

                

You can re-Install these applications inside the app store.

Trick# Easy and Quick Calculator Application on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

                

Another new thing for watch OS 6, we have the calculator app. The calculator app isn't just your simple calculator but also has a shortcut of its very own. If you hard press, you are given the tip function where you can enter the total amount. Tap to tip and you scroll wheel to calculate the tip percentage you want to give as well. Split it with the people you're with.

Trick# Dynamically Silent a Specific Notification on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

You are at work or at a place where you don't want to be bombarded with the tons of notifications, but you've been purposely placed inside an annoying group chat, fear no more. 

By tapping on the upper part of the screen, your watch will give you haptic feedback. Fly down to bring down your notification center, simply slide right tap of three dots. You can actually get delivered this notification quietly and afterward, you can reverse the process.

                

Bonus Tip:  Edit your Control Centre

                

You can also bring up the control center while using any app. In the same process from the bottom instead, if you go down tap edit, then rearrange it. Also, In the battery life section, you not only see the battery percentage of the apple watch but also battery life percentage of headphones as well.

Trick# Hidden Battery Feature on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

        

When using nightstand mode, as soon as you place your apple watch on the charging dock. If you tap a little small percentage on the corner, it would actually give you the exact percentage number.

Trick# Organize Complication Layout on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

        

Do you have a lot of watch faces? You want to re-organize them without having to delete them and re-do your complication layout. You can actually hold on the watch face and move it left to right as per your choice to organize them.

Trick# Fun fact About Noise Application On Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

        

According to the source, the application noise, the decibel reader, actually extremely accurate to the really expensive decibel reader.

Trick# Chimes Sound for Every Hour on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Chimes sound on apple watch was something new that they added up for watch OS 6. 

If you want to go and then enable it, simply just go into your settings >> accessibility >> scroll down >> you will see shines >> enable this.

                

Now, depending on the setting, the apple watch will play the sound or if left on vibrate, it will tap you on your wrist every hour.

I love using this feature because I feel like I'm more aware of my time, making me more productive. So, if you're trying to seek that productive lifestyle differently, I do recommend anyone this. it really does help out a lot in keeping track of time. 

Trick# Fall Detection Alarm On Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Another thing that I will recommend to enable in your settings is fall detection. By default, this is gonna be disabled, unless you're over the age of fifty. It's wonderful, there's already been multiple reports and documents of people's lives saved because of this feature. It's free, I really do advise you to go ahead and enable it. 

So to quickly enable it >> go into your settings >> go all the way down to the SOS tab >> where you see fall detection, just enable it >>hit confirm.

        

Now in case you do fall down, left unconscious, unresponsive, your apple watch will not only contact your people they have listed for emergency contacts but will also get the alarm of your location. 

Trick# Compass Application Exclusive for Apple Watch Series 5 with Surface Level Feature.

        

Level the Surface

So exclusive to the Apple Watch Series 5 is the compass application. In this application, it not only gives your compass reading but down here, you actually have a level indicator. You can actually take off and place it on a flat surface to level. I guess it is more like a quick hack. Also, if you do hard press, you can actually adjust bearing as well but using the crown wheel. 

Trick# Reply with Your Personal Catch Phrases on Apple Watch Series 5 / OS 6

Do you have a certain catchphrase say your friends and family know that you always reply with? 

If you go on to your iPhone,  going to the apple watch application. Quickly go into the message tab >>  full replies >> go down to add a reply. 

                

Enter your catchphrases or any smart reply you want it to also be included. Now Use your reply on the message without using dictation or scribbles. 

Trick# Auto Unlock your Apple Watch Series 5 with Apple Phone

If you ever put on your apple watch first thing in the morning. All throughout your day like three or two hours later, you realize why am I not getting notifications. Well, that's because that's when you realize your apple watch is locked and you would need to enter your code. This is irritating when you are in the middle of some important work. So to prevent this from happening, I would definitely recommend using the below settings.

        

Go on your iPhone > go back on your apple watch app > going to the passcode section >"Enable"> hit on "unlock with iPhone". 

        

Now as soon as you unlock your iPhone while you're wearing your apple watch, your apple watch will automatically get unlocked. 

Bonus Tip: Unlock MacBook from Apple Watch Series 5 

To prevent this event from ever happening, you may also do the exact same thing with your apple watch to unlock your mac book. If you don't know how to enable this, 

Go to the MAC desktop >> on the left-hand corner, tap on apple logo >> go to system preferences >> Security tab >> quickly checkmark the apple watch which you want to enable >> It is gonna ask for your password simply enter it. 

        

And now next time, whatever you have to wake up your screen or unlock or open up your laptop. You will get a push notification letting you know that your MacBook is unlocked. Now you have quick and easy access to your MacBook.

There we have it, that was the list of my top favorite tips and tricks. I didn't really number these but it would be like twenty-six or twenty-seven of them in this list. 

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