APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 (01) PDF Document

The APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 features several key components for interaction and functionality. These include:

Front View:

• Display

• Digital Crown

• Microphone

• Side button

Back View:

• Band release button (top and bottom)

• Electrical heart sensor

• Speaker/air vents

• Blood oxygen sensor and optical heart sensor

To set up your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, you need to pair it with your iPhone. Follow these steps:

1. Put your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 on your wrist snugly.

2. Press and hold the side button to turn it on.

3. Bring your iPhone near your watch and wait for the pairing screen to appear on your iPhone, then follow the onscreen instructions.

4. To prepare an APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 for a family member who doesn’t have an iPhone, tap Set Up for a Family Member.

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 comes with various stylish and functional watch faces. To switch to a different face:

1. Touch and hold the display.

2. Swipe left or right across the screen to browse through your current collection of faces.

3. To see more available faces, swipe left until you see the plus (+) button, tap it, and then scroll through the faces in the gallery.

4. Tap Add, customize the watch face if you choose to, then press the Digital Crown to use it.

To open one of the various apps on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9:

1. Press the Digital Crown to go to the Home Screen.

2. Tap the app icon you wish to open.

3. To return to the Home Screen from within an app, press the Digital Crown again.

You can download more apps from the App Store on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

Control Center provides instant access to settings like silent mode, Do Not Disturb, Wi-Fi, and flashlight.

To open Control Center, simply press the side button.

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 helps you track activity and workouts. Key features include:

• Closing Rings: Your watch tracks your daily movement, exercise, and standing time through three rings. Set goals in the Activity app and check your progress throughout the day. You can scroll down for details like total steps and distance.

• Starting a Workout: Open the Workout app and tap the type of workout you want, such as a run or swim. You can customize your workout view to see the metrics you want. If you forget to start a workout, your watch can remind you to record it and give you credit for the exercise you’ve already done.

• Cycling Workouts: With watchOS 10, you can connect to Bluetooth-enabled accessories to add cadence, speed, and power metrics to your cycling view. You can also see estimates of your functional threshold power.

• Tracking Trends: The Fitness app on your iPhone shows your activity trends. Open the app, tap the Summary tab, and swipe up to see if your activity metrics are improving or declining, allowing you to adjust your routine accordingly.

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 can help you track several important health metrics:

• Sleep: Use the Sleep app to create a sleep schedule, set duration goals, and review your recent sleep history. It estimates time spent in REM, Core, and Deep sleep, and tracks metrics like blood oxygen, heart rate, wrist temperature, and respiratory rate while you sleep.

• Heart Health: The Heart Rate app can notify you of high or low heart rates and irregular heart rhythms that may suggest atrial fibrillation (AFib). If you have been diagnosed with AFib, you can use AFib History to monitor it. You can also receive alerts for low cardio fitness.

• Medications: The Medications app helps you track your medications, vitamins, and supplements. Add them in the Health app on your iPhone and log them on your watch.

• State of Mind: The Mindfulness app helps you build emotional awareness by logging your momentary emotions and daily moods.

• Menstrual Cycle: The Cycle Tracking app logs information about your menstrual cycle to provide period and fertile window predictions. It can use heart rate and wrist temperature data (when worn to sleep) to improve predictions and provide retrospective ovulation estimates.

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 makes it easy to communicate with friends, family, and coworkers, even without your iPhone nearby. You can:

• Send a message: Use Siri to quickly send a message. When connected to Wi-Fi or cellular, raise your wrist and say, “Tell Julie I’ll be there in five minutes.” You can also touch and hold a message to send a Tapback reply like a thumbs up.

• Make a call: Use Siri to make calls. With a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, raise your wrist and say “Call Mom.” With watchOS 10, you can also join a Group FaceTime audio call.

• Share your live location: In the Messages app, you can start a new message or open a conversation, then start sharing your location, which will update automatically.

• Share a photo: You can share a favorite photo synced from your iPhone or an image from a memory via Messages or Mail.

In addition to using the Digital Crown and side button, you can use these basic gestures on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9:

• Tap: Touch one finger lightly on the screen.

• Swipe: Move one finger across the screen—up, down, left, or right.

• Drag: Move one finger across the screen without lifting.

To use your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 with watchOS 10, you need to pair it with an iPhone Xs or later with iOS 17 or later.

Before you begin:

• Update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS.

• Make sure your iPhone has Bluetooth turned on and is connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network.

Follow these steps to turn on and pair your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9:

1. Put your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 on your wrist. Adjust the band so it fits closely but comfortably.

2. To turn on your watch, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears. If it doesn’t turn on, you may need to charge the battery.

3. Hold your iPhone near your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, wait for the pairing screen to appear on your iPhone, then tap Continue. You can also open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap Pair New Watch.

4. Tap Set Up for Myself.

5. When prompted, position your iPhone so that your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 appears in the viewfinder in the Apple Watch app to pair the devices.

After pairing your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, follow these steps to complete the setup:

1. If this is your first Apple Watch, tap Set Up Apple Watch and follow the instructions on your iPhone and Apple Watch. If you’ve set up another Apple Watch before, a screen will appear saying Make This Your New Apple Watch. You can use Express Setup or customize your settings.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up the following:

• Enter your Apple ID and password.

• Create a four-digit or six-digit passcode.

• Customize settings for text size, enter personal information for fitness and health, and choose the health notifications you want to receive.

If you have an APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 with cellular, you can also activate cellular service during setup or later in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

If you encounter issues while pairing your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, try the following:

• If you see a watch face when trying to pair: Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 is already paired with an iPhone. You need to first erase all Apple Watch content and reset settings.

• If the camera doesn’t start the pairing process: Tap Pair Apple Watch Manually at the bottom of the iPhone screen and follow the onscreen instructions.

• If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 isn’t pairing with your iPhone: Refer to the Apple Support article “If your Apple Watch isn’t connected or paired with your iPhone.”

Yes, you can pair more than one Apple Watch to your iPhone. To pair another watch, bring your iPhone near the new Apple Watch and follow the pairing instructions, or follow these steps in the Apple Watch app:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches at the top of the screen.

3. Tap Add Watch, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Your iPhone will automatically detect and connect to the paired Apple Watch you are currently wearing.

Your iPhone automatically detects the paired Apple Watch you’re wearing and connects to it. To switch, just put on a different paired Apple Watch and raise your wrist.

You can also choose an Apple Watch manually:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches at the top of the screen.

3. Turn off Auto Switch, then choose a different watch.

If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 is paired with your old iPhone and you want to pair it with a new one, follow these steps:

1. Use iCloud Backup to back up the iPhone currently paired with your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

2. Set up your new iPhone. On the Apps & Data screen, choose to restore from an iCloud backup and select the latest backup.

3. Continue the iPhone setup. When prompted, choose to use your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 with your new iPhone.

4. When the iPhone setup is complete, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 will prompt you to pair it with the new iPhone. Tap OK on your watch and enter its passcode.

The Apple Watch app on your iPhone is used to customize watch faces, adjust settings and notifications, install apps, and more for your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

1. On your iPhone, tap the Apple Watch app icon.

2. Tap the My Watch tab to see the settings for your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

The Discover tab in the app includes links to Apple Watch tips and a helpful overview of your watch.

To charge your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, follow these steps:

1. In a well-ventilated area, place your Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable on a flat surface.

2. Plug the charging cable into a power adapter (sold separately). Fast charging requires an 18W or greater USB-C Power Adapter.

3. Plug the adapter into a power outlet.

4. Place the charger on the back of your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9. The concave end of the cable magnetically snaps to the back and aligns it properly.

Your watch will play a chime when charging begins (unless in silent mode) and a charging symbol will appear on the face. A red symbol means it needs power, and it turns green when charging.

Check remaining power:

Press the side button to open Control Center, where you can see the remaining power percentage. You can also add a battery complication to your watch face for a quicker check.

Save power with Low Power Mode:

You can turn on Low Power Mode to save battery life. This mode turns off Always On Display, background heart rate and blood oxygen measurements, and heart rate notifications. Other notifications may be delayed. To turn it on:

1. Press the side button to open Control Center.

2. Tap the battery percentage, then turn on Low Power Mode.

3. To confirm, scroll down and tap Turn On. You can choose to turn it on for 1, 2, or 3 days.

Low Power Mode will automatically turn off when the battery is charged to 80%.

Check Battery Health:

You can check the capacity of your watch’s battery relative to when it was new.

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

2. Tap Battery, then tap Battery Health.

Optimize Battery Charging:

To reduce battery aging, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 uses on-device machine learning to learn your daily charging routines. It can wait to finish charging past 80% until you need to use it.

1. Open the Settings app on your watch.

2. Tap Battery, then tap Battery Health.

3. Turn on Optimized Battery Charging.

Turn on:

If your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 is off, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears. The watch face will appear when it is on.

Turn off:

Normally, you’ll leave your watch on all the time. If you need to turn it off, press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap the power icon at the top right, then slide the Power Off slider to the right.

Note: You cannot turn off your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 while it’s charging.

The Always On feature on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 lets your watch display the watch face and time even when your wrist is down. When you raise your wrist, the watch functions fully.

Note: When your watch is in Low Power Mode, Always On is turned off. To see the watch face, tap the display.

To configure Always On:

1. Open the Settings app on your watch.

2. Tap Display & Brightness, then tap Always On.

3. Turn on Always On, then tap the following options to configure them:

• Show Complication Data: Choose which complications show data when your wrist is down.

• Show Notifications: Choose which notifications are visible when your wrist is down.

• Show Apps: Choose which apps are visible when your wrist is down.

By default, you can wake the display of your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 in these ways:

• Raise your wrist. Your watch sleeps again when you lower your wrist.

• Tap the display or press the Digital Crown.

• Turn the Digital Crown upward.

If you don’t want your watch to wake when you raise your wrist or turn the Digital Crown, open the Settings app, go to Display & Brightness, then turn off Wake on Wrist Raise and Wake On Crown Rotation. You can also use theater mode to temporarily prevent the display from waking when you raise your wrist.

You can choose how long before your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 returns to the clock face from an open app:

1. Open the Settings app on your watch.

2. Go to General > Return to Clock, then choose when you want your watch to return to the clock face: Always, After 2 minutes, or After 1 hour.

By default, this setting applies to all apps, but you can choose a custom time for each app by tapping an app on this screen, tapping Custom, and then choosing a setting.

You can unlock your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 in two ways:

• Enter the passcode: Wake the watch, then enter the watch passcode.

• Unlock with your iPhone: Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, tap Passcode, then turn on Unlock with iPhone. Your iPhone must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) of your watch to unlock it.

It is recommended to use a different passcode for your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 and your iPhone.

If you forget your passcode, you must erase your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9. You can do this in the following ways:

• Unpair your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 from your iPhone to erase your watch settings and passcode, then pair again.

• Reset your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 and pair it again with your iPhone.

Change Language or Region:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, go to General > Language & Region, tap Custom, then choose a language.

To add a language, tap Add Language, then make a choice.

Switch Wrists or Digital Crown Orientation:

If you want to move your watch to your other wrist or prefer the Digital Crown on the other side, adjust your orientation settings.

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

2. Go to General > Orientation.

You can also change this in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone under My Watch > General > Watch Orientation.

Follow these instructions for managing the bands on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

Remove and Change Bands:

1. Hold down the band release button on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

2. Slide the band across to remove it, then slide the new band in.

Never force a band into the slot. If you have trouble, hold down the band release button again.

Fasten a Band:

For optimal performance, your watch should fit closely on your wrist. The back of the watch needs skin contact for features like wrist detection, haptic notifications, and the heart rate sensor. Wearing your watch with the right fit—not too tight, not too loose, and with room for your skin to breathe—keeps you comfortable and lets the sensors work correctly.

On an APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, you can use Precision Finding to ping your nearby iPhone 15 and get directions to it.

1. Press the side button to open Control Center, then tap the ping iPhone icon.

2. Your iPhone plays a sound. If your watch is within range, the screen displays a general heading and distance to your iPhone.

3. To play a sound on your iPhone as you track it, tap the sound icon in the bottom-right corner.

4. Follow the heading shown on the screen, making adjustments as it moves. When you’re close, the watch screen turns green, and the iPhone pings twice.

In the dark, you can touch and hold the ping icon, and your iPhone will flash as well.

Note: Precision Finding is not available in all regions.

Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, then tap Display & Brightness to adjust the following:

• Brightness: Tap the Brightness controls to adjust, or tap the slider, then turn the Digital Crown.

• Text size: Tap Text Size, then tap the letters or turn the Digital Crown.

• Bold text: Turn on Bold Text.

You can also make these adjustments from the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

Respond to a notification when it arrives:

1. If you hear or feel a notification, raise your wrist to view it.

2. Tap the notification to read it.

3. To clear a notification, swipe down on it or scroll to the bottom and tap Dismiss.

See notifications you haven’t responded to:

If you don’t respond to a notification, it’s saved in Notification Center. A red dot at the top of your watch face indicates an unread notification.

1. From the watch face, swipe down to open Notification Center.

2. Swipe up or down or turn the Digital Crown to scroll the list.

3. Tap a notification to read or respond to it.

Silence all notifications:

Press the side button to open Control Center, then tap the silent mode (bell) icon. You will still feel a tap for notifications. To prevent sound and taps, use Do Not Disturb or an active Focus.

The Smart Stack is a set of widgets that uses information like time, location, and activity to automatically display the most relevant widgets.

Open the Smart Stack:

1. From the watch face, turn the Digital Crown to scroll down until you see widgets.

2. Scroll to the widget you want to use, then tap it to open its associated app.

Add, remove, and rearrange widgets:

1. Scroll down from the watch face, then touch and hold the Smart Stack.

• Add a widget: Tap +, then tap a featured widget or an app.

• Remove a widget: Tap the minus (-) icon.

• Pin and unpin widgets: Tap the pin icon on the right side of the widget. A pinned widget appears below the last pinned widget. To move it to the top, unpin the widgets above it.

2. Tap Done when you’re finished editing.

Unlock your Mac:

If you have a Mac (mid-2013 or later) with macOS 10.13 or later, your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 can instantly unlock it when it wakes from sleep. You must be signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID on both devices.

1. Ensure your Mac has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on, both devices are signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication, and your watch has a passcode.

2. On your Mac, go to Apple menu > System Settings > Login Password (on macOS 13 or later) or System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General (on earlier versions).

3. Select “Use Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac.”

Once enabled, simply waking up your Mac while wearing your unlocked watch will unlock it.

Unlock your iPhone:

This feature is for Siri requests or when an obstruction prevents Face ID from recognizing your face.

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode, and enter your passcode.

2. Scroll down to Unlock With Apple Watch, then turn on the setting for your watch.

To unlock your iPhone, make sure you’re wearing your unlocked APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, wake your iPhone, and then glance at its screen.

With an APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 with cellular and an activated plan, you can stay connected even when away from your iPhone. For all other models, you can still do the following without your iPhone if you are not connected to Wi-Fi:

• Play music, podcasts, and audiobooks (previously synced)

• Record and play voice memos

• Use transit cards and your student ID card

• Find people, devices, and items

• Use the watch, world clock, alarms, timers, and the stopwatch

• Display photos from synced photo albums

• Make store purchases with Apple Pay

• See calendar events

• Track your activity and workout

• Check your heart rate, edit your sleep schedule, measure your blood oxygen levels, track menstrual cycles, and relax and breathe mindfully

• Measure sound levels around you and from your headphones

The built-in GPS allows you to get accurate distance and speed information during an outdoor workout without your paired iPhone.

When your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 is connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can still do the following, even if your iPhone is turned off:

• Get apps from the App Store

• Send messages

• Make phone calls (if you have Wi-Fi calling enabled or want to make a FaceTime audio call)

• Use Walkie-Talkie

• Stream music, podcasts, and audiobooks

• Add music

• Check current weather conditions

• Track your stocks

• Control your home

• Use third-party apps that support Wi-Fi connectivity

You can modify workouts before you begin to support your fitness goals.

Change Workout Goals:

1. Open the Workout app.

2. Turn the Digital Crown to the workout you want to do.

3. Tap the More (…) button, then tap Create Workout.

4. Tap a goal such as Calories, Distance, or Time; choose a value; then tap Done.

5. Tap the edited goal to begin the workout.

Add Warmup, Work, Recovery, and Cooldown Intervals:

1. In the Workout app, go to the workout you want to do.

2. Tap the More (…) button, scroll to the bottom, then tap Create Workout.

3. Tap Custom, where you can add a warmup period, repeating work and recovery intervals, and a cooldown period. You can also name the workout.

Add Alerts to a Workout:

1. In the Workout app, go to the workout you want to do.

2. Tap the More (…) button, scroll down, then tap Preferences.

3. Tap an alert you want to receive (like for heart rate), then configure the alert.

The APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 has an electrical heart rate sensor that, along with the ECG app, allows you to take an electrocardiogram. To use the app, update your iPhone Xs or later and your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 to the latest OS versions.

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone and follow the steps to set up ECG. If you don’t see a prompt, tap Browse > Heart > Electrocardiogram (ECG).

2. Open the ECG app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

3. Rest your arm on a table or in your lap.

4. With the hand opposite your watch, hold your finger on the Digital Crown and wait while the watch records the ECG. You don’t need to press the Digital Crown during the session.

At the end of the recording, you will receive a classification. You can add symptoms and save the result.

Your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9 has three apps for finding what’s important to you:

• Find People: Use the Find People app to see the location of friends and family who share their location with you. You can see them on a map, get notifications when they arrive or depart, and get directions to them.

• Find Devices: The Find Devices app helps you locate your lost Apple devices. You can see the device’s location on a map, play a sound on it, get directions to it, or mark it as lost.

• Find Items: Use the Find Items app to locate a missing AirTag or a third-party item registered to your Apple ID. You can see its location, play a sound, and get directions to it.

Restart Apple Watch:

• To turn it off, press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap the power icon, then drag the Power Off slider to the right.

• To turn it on, hold down the side button until the Apple logo appears.

Force Restart Apple Watch:

If you can’t turn off your watch or if the problem continues, you may need to force a restart. Only do this if you are unable to restart it normally.

To force restart, hold down the side button and the Digital Crown at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Unpair Apple Watch and remove Activation Lock:

This erases the contents and removes Activation Lock, which is recommended if you plan to sell or give away your watch.

1. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

2. Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches.

3. Tap the info button (i) next to your watch, then tap Unpair Apple Watch.

Erase Apple Watch and settings (without unpairing):

This erases all content and settings from the watch but leaves it paired with your iPhone. This is useful if you plan to keep your watch and just need to reset it.

1. Open the Settings app on your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9.

2. Go to General > Reset, tap Erase All Content and Settings, then enter your passcode.

To find information about your APPLE WATCH SERIES 9, open the Settings app on your watch, then go to General > About. The items you can view include:

• Name

• Software version

• Model number

• Serial number

• Number of songs, photos, and apps

• Capacity and available storage space

• Network

• Carrier (cellular models only)

• IMEI, ICCID, EID, MEID

• MAC and Bluetooth addresses

• Modem firmware (cellular models only)

• SEID

• Legal Info

You can also view this information in the Apple Watch app on your paired iPhone.