Apple Watch Ultra User Guide
- Welcome
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- Apple Watch Ultra gestures
- Set up and pair your Apple Watch Ultra with iPhone
- Choose a function for the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra
- The Apple Watch app
- Charge Apple Watch Ultra
- Turn on and wake Apple Watch Ultra
- Lock or unlock Apple Watch Ultra
- Change language and orientation on Apple Watch Ultra
- Remove, change, and fasten Apple Watch bands
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- Apps on Apple Watch Ultra
- Open apps
- Organize apps
- Get more apps
- Tell time
- Status icons
- Control Center
- Use Focus
- Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
- See and respond to notifications
- Change notification settings
- Manage your Apple ID
- Use shortcuts
- Set up Handwashing
- Connect Apple Watch Ultra to a Wi-Fi network
- Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
- Hand off tasks from Apple Watch Ultra
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch Ultra
- Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch Ultra
- Use Apple Watch Ultra without its paired iPhone
- Use your Apple Watch Ultra with a cellular network
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- Alarms
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- Compass
- Contacts
- Depth
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Timers
- Tips
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
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- About Wallet
- Apple Pay
- Set up Apple Pay
- Make purchases
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Watch Ultra (U.S. only)
- Manage Apple Cash (U.S. only)
- Use Wallet for passes
- Use rewards cards
- Pay with Apple Watch Ultra on Mac
- Ride transit
- Use your driver’s license or state ID
- Use digital keys
- Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
- Weather
- World Clock
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- VoiceOver
- Set up Apple Watch Ultra using VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Ultra basics with VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Mirroring
- Control nearby devices
- AssistiveTouch
- Use a braille display
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard
- Zoom
- Tell time with haptic feedback
- Adjust text size and other visual settings
- Adjust motor skills settings
- Set up and use RTT
- Accessibility audio settings
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright
Reply to messages on Apple Watch Ultra
Reply to a message
Turn the Digital Crown to scroll to the bottom of the message, then choose how to reply.
To quickly respond with a Tapback, touch and hold a specific message in a conversation, then choose a Tapback—like thumbs-up or a heart.
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Reply directly to one message in a conversation
In a group conversation, you can respond to a specific message inline to help keep conversations organized.
In a Messages conversation, touch and hold a specific message to reply to, then tap
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Create your response, then tap Send.
Only the person you reply to sees the message.
Share a message
![The Sharing screen in the Messages app showing a message and two contacts.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6398A9D9257A2C1D9026967A/6398A9DD257A2C1D90269684/en_US/919f2bca03db759074cba1a2be2c83c3.png)
Friends often include information and sentiments in their messages that you want to share with others. To share a message, follow these steps:
In a Messages conversation, touch and hold a specific message, then tap
.
Choose people you often exchange messages with, or tap Messages or Mail.
If you’ve chosen Messages or Mail, add contacts and, if you’re sending an email, a subject.
Tap Send.