href="https://www.dummies.com">www.dummies.com and type “Apple Watch For Dummies cheat sheet” in the search box.
Where to Go from Here
If you’ve never used an Apple Watch — perhaps you bought this book in anticipation of purchasing one or receiving it as a gift — it might be best to power up the watch, turn it on, and follow the prompts to set it all up. Chapter 2 goes into this if you prefer to wait, or feel free to dive in with the watch before you fully crack the spine of this book. Your call based on your comfort level.
Regardless of which model you own — or plan on buying or receiving — you don’t need to know anything to begin reading Apple Watch For Dummies 2022 Edition. All you need is your willingness to learn this exciting new wearable gadget, which should help add convenience, speed, and style to your everyday tasks.
Ready to start? Turn the page… .
Part 1
Getting to Know Apple Watch
IN THIS PART …
Set up your Apple Watch and discover its many features, including the Digital Crown button and the side button.
Pair your Apple Watch with your iPhone and then learn about setting up a passcode and cellular connectivity, monitoring battery usage, and protecting your valuable investment.
Explore the many ways you can interact with your Apple Watch, including tapping, pressing, typing, and swiping, as well as conveniently accessing Siri with your voice to help you complete watch-related tasks.
Chapter 1
Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch
IN THIS CHAPTER
So are you excited or what?
You’re a proud owner of the trendy Apple Watch. Or perhaps you purchased this book in anticipation of picking one up or receiving it as a gift. Either way, thank you for reading Apple Watch For Dummies 2022 Edition. This easy-to-read book has one goal in mind: to teach you everything you need to know about Apple Watch. With simple step-by-step instructions, clear images, and accessible tips and tricks, this book will help you gain the most from your new wearable gadget.
In this chapter, I walk you through the basics of Apple Watch to help you discover what this teeny wrist-mounted computer is capable of doing. You find out about the different parts of the watch — on the outside and inside — as well as the layout of the Home screen. From ways to interface with content on the watch to the hidden wireless technologies to integrated sensors that track your moves, you’ll soon have a clear picture of the 21st-century magic you’re wearing on your wrist.
It’s a beefy chapter, so let’s get to it.
Exploring the Apple Watch Collections
Apple Watch comes in a few sizes and configurations. For Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 watches, you have a choice of a screen that’s either 38 millimeters (about 1.5 inches) or 42 millimeters (roughly 1.65 inches).
For Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (a less expensive model introduced in 2020), sizes measure 40 mm (1.57 inches) or 44 mm (1.73 inches), but the watches have narrower bezels (borders) than their predecessors.
Apple Watch Series 7, which debuted in the fall of 2021, has two sizes: 41 mm (1.61 inches) and 45 mm (1.77 inches). These watches have the thinnest bezels of all Apple Watches to date; therefore, the watch face is virtually all screen (and it’s a beaut!).
Although you likely bought a watch before buying this book, note that a few versions of Apple Watch are available today (the most popular, Apple Watch Series 7, is shown in Figure 1-1), and you can purchase a few accessories to customize your watch. For a more extensive discussion of the Apple Watch collections, or for ways to persuade a friend or co-worker that they need an Apple Watch, visit www.apple.com/watch.
FIGURE 1-1: The newest Series 7 Apple Watch (right), compared with the Apple Watch Series 6 (middle) and older Series 3 model (left).
Excluding the various bands you can buy from Apple, the six Apple Watch options are
Apple Watch Series 3: Although it’s not the newest Apple Watch available, this model was the first to offer either a Global Positioning System (GPS) chip — to accurately capture location information — or a GPS and cellular option. More on this later in this chapter.
Apple Watch Series 6: Still available for sale, this Apple Watch debuted in the fall of 2020. Along with new band materials and styles, this model added an even better “always on” screen, blood-oxygen monitor, always-on altimeter, and more (which I cover in this book, of course).
Apple Watch Series 7: This watch is the latest Apple Watch model (as of this writing), which adds a bigger and tougher screen, faster wireless charging, all-new colors, an optional QWERTY keyboard for typing, and more. Choice of materials include aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium.Apple says the challenge of the Series 7 redesign was to create a bigger display while barely expanding the dimensions of the watch itself. To accomplish this feat, the Apple Watch display was reengineered to reduce the borders by 40 percent, which allows for nearly 20 percent more screen area than Apple Watch Series 6 (and more than 50 percent more screen area than Apple Watch Series 3).
Apple Watch SE: Much like the less expensive iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE is meant to give you premium features at a more affordable price. It includes a great-looking Retina display, advanced sensors to track your
