Some people have said that “Unlock with Apple Watch” is not working, and they see an error notification saying, “Unable to Communicate with Apple Watch. Make sure your Apple Watch is turned on, unlocked, and on your wrist” when they attempt to enable the “unlock with Apple Watch” feature on their iPhone. Because of this, … Read more
Low Power Mode is one of several cool new features in watchOS 9. While many will head straight into exploring the new watch faces (can’t blame them), Low Power Mode is one of the features I have been waiting for. It is great for times when you can’t charge your watch often enough, like when … Read more
Receiving notifications on your Apple Watch can be very convenient…when you want to see those notifications. If you are receiving unwanted notifications on your Apple Watch, you may find that it is much more intrusive than just getting them on your iPhone. Fortunately, the settings for Apple Watch notifications are separate from your iPhone’s. In … Read more
Recently, I noticed my Apple Watch wasn’t pinging my iPhone — you know, the super useful button in Control Center on Apple Watch that lets you play a sound on your iPhone so you can find your phone. I also noticed my watch wasn’t able to control the music and volume when I was streaming … Read more
You are probably familiar with the Low Power mode on your iPhone. When your iPhone’s battery gets too low, your phone will automatically enter Low Power mode, which will reduce background activity, reduce the screen brightness and do a few other things to help preserve the battery charge. Your Apple Watch also has a charge-preserving … Read more
When you travel to another location, you probably want to know the weather where you are, not the weather back home. Certain things, like the current time, can change automatically on your Apple Watch and iPhone; your weather city, however, needs to be changed manually anytime you change locations. If you rely on one of … Read more
Apple Watch comes with the Compass app that can really be a nice feature, allowing you to navigate without carrying an extra piece of equipment. Apple Watch owners may want to know how to use the compass and also if there are any drawbacks to the Compass app. Before you rely on the compass, you … Read more
You may sometimes notice that your Apple Watch and the Health app on the iPhone are reporting inaccurate heart rate data. More specifically, you may think that your heart rate is possibly wrong because Apple Watch is not recording your pulses, or per minute heart rates, correctly. You may experience one of these behaviors: When … Read more
There are several steps you can take if your Apple Watch microphone is not working. If you are having one of the issues below, you may be having a microphone problem: Siri doesn’t hear or understand you. Dictate text doesn’t work when you are composing a text message. Walkie-Talkie doesn’t work. Recording a voice memo … Read more
You can store a boarding pass, movie tickets, coupons, reward cards, covid vaccination cards, or other passes in your Apple Wallet. Did you know that you can share some of them with other iPhone and Apple Watch users from your Wallet? For example, you can add coupons or tickets and then share them with others … Read more