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Marc Saltzman is a freelance journalist, author, lecturer, and consultant as well as a radio and TV personality. He writes for both CNN.com and USAToday.com, and hosts Gear Guide, a tech-focused video spot seen by more than 60 million viewers each year. Marc has appeared on The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and others.
Explore the vast yet compact world on your wrist!
So you’ve bought an Apple Watch and you’ve been having a really great time talking to your wrist, but now you’re wondering what other sorts of fun trouble you can find. For that, the updated edition of Apple Watch For Dummies is your perfect guide, providing a friendly overview of the latest series of Apple Watches on the new OS. Whatever you want to achieve—peak health via sleep-tracking and an app-based fitness plan, the ability to navigate your way out of a scary forest at night using the GPS and torch functions, or just a convenient method of finding your iPhone—everything you need to know about the amazing device on your wrist is right here at your fingertips.
Marc Saltzman—journalist, lecturer, TV personality, and host of “Gear Guide,” a tech-focused video that reaches 60 million viewers a year—expertly guides you through the wrist-based virtual world opened up by Apple’s compact wonder-gadget, taking you from the basics of the interface and buttons, through to practical applications like Apple Pay, and then on to the nifty stuff, like chatting to friends on Walkie Talkie, checking your blood oxygen levels, or unlocking your hotel room door with a casual flick of your wrist.
- Get au fait with display and buttons
- Keep in touch via calls, texts, and more
- Manage your media, finances, health, work, and more
- Dive into the wonderful world of apps
Whatever it is you think you’ll use your Apple Watch for, you’ll end up doing much, much more.
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
How to Use This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 4
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond This Book 5
Where to Go from Here 6
Part 1: Getting to Know Apple Watch 7
Chapter 1: Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch 9
Exploring the Different Apple Watch Collections 10
Figuring Out What Apple Watch Can Do 12
Determining What You Need for Your Apple Watch 19
Getting to Know the Apple Watch Home Screen 21
Learning about Apple Watch’s Parts 25
Using Apple Watch’s Touchscreen 28
Understanding Apple Watch’s Wireless Functions and Internal Sensors 28
Tapping with Apple Watch’s Haptic Feedback 32
Chapter 2: Time Out: Setting Up Your Apple Watch 35
Setting Up Apple Watch 36
Understanding the Home Screen 52
Maintaining Your Apple Watch 54
Taking Advantage of Accessibility Features 59
Chapter 3: Control Freak: Mastering Apple Watch’s Interface and Apps 63
Handling Apple Watch’s Controls 64
Going Hands-Free with Siri 69
Vibrating Along with Apple Watch’s Tactile Feedback 70
Using Control Center, Dock, and Notifications 71
Looking at Apple Watch’s Built-In Apps 75
Part 2: Just the Tasks, Ma’am! 91
Chapter 4: It’s about Time: Learning How to Set Watch Faces, Alarms, Timers, and More 93
Looking at the Built-In Watch Faces 94
Choosing from the Various Watch Faces 123
Differentiating between Customizations and Complications 126
Accessing Time on Apple Watch 130
Accessing World Time 131
Taking Control: Alarms, Stopwatches, and Timers — Oh My! 132
Chapter 5: Keep in Touch: Using Apple Watch for Calls, Messages, Texts, Walkie-Talkie, Emails, and More 139
Accepting and Placing a Call on Apple Watch 140
Handing Off a Call to Your iPhone or via Bluetooth 146
Making Apple Watch Calls over Wi-Fi 147
Receiving and Sending Messages 149
Sending Stickers, Taps, Kisses, Heartbeats, and More 160
Enabling and Using the Walkie-Talkie Feature 167
Sending, Receiving, and Managing Emails on Apple Watch 170
Chapter 6: In the Know: Staying Informed with Apple Watch 177
Accessing Real-Time Weather, UV (UV) Index, and Wind Speed 178
Following Stock Information and Much More 182
Using Dock on Apple Watch 185
Mastering Notifications on Apple Watch 187
Accessing Your Calendar on Apple Watch 191
Setting Reminders on Apple Watch 197
Accessing Apple Watch’s Integrated Calculator 198
Creating and Listening to Voice Memos 199
Navigating the Maps App 200
Using the Compass 205
Part 3: It’s All in the Wrist 209
Chapter 7: Siri Supersized: Gaining the Most from Your Personal Assistant 211
Setting Up Siri on Your Apple Watch 212
What Are Siri Shortcuts? 217
Trying Other Tasks with Siri 227
Extending the Fun (and Silly) Ways to Interact with Siri 229
Chapter 8: Fitness Fun and Happy Health: Apple Watch is Your Workout Buddy and Digital Doctor 231
Tracking Your Fitness with Apple Watch 232
Getting Up and Running with the Activity App 233
Understanding the Workout App 241
Personalizing Reminders, Feedback, and Achievements 247
Using the Fitness App on Your iPhone 250
Checking Activity Trends 252
Learning to Use (and Love) the Breathe App 253
Cycle Tracking 256
Hearing Health: Using the Noise app 258
Advanced Health Help: Heart Rate, ECG, and Blood O2 Monitoring 258
Advanced Health Help: Medical ID, Fall Detection, and SOS calling 266
Chapter 9: Mucho Media: Managing Your Music, Movies, Apple TV, and More 275
Using Apple Watch to Control Songs Stored on an iPhone 276
Having Siri Play Your Music 281
Pairing a Bluetooth Device with Apple Watch 282
Streaming Apple Music to Your Apple Watch 284
Syncing and Playing Music from Your Apple Watch 284
Removing Music from Your Apple Watch 287
Playing Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Radio Plays 288
Controlling Apple TV and iTunes with Your Apple Watch 295
Chapter 10: Pay for Play: Making Mobile Payments with Apple Watch 299
Apple Watch and Security 300
Setting Up Apple Pay on iPhone 301
Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch 303
Using Apple Pay with Your Apple Watch 304
Paying without a Nearby iPhone 306
Looking at the Wallet App 308
Using Apple Pay Cash on Apple Watch 313
Using Apple Watch for Other Deals and Rewards 317
Part 4: More Apple Watch Tips and Tricks 319
Chapter 11: App It Up: Customizing Apple Watch with Awesome Apps and More 321
Downloading Apps for Apple Watch 322
Adjusting Settings in the Companion Apple Watch App on Your iPhone 327
Twenty Recommended Third-Party Apple Watch Apps 333
Chapter 12: Extra! Extra! Having Fun with Apple Watch 341
Copying Photos to Apple Watch 342
Launching Photos on Apple Watch 344
Discovering the Camera App 346
Finding Friends with the Find People App 349
Examining a Batch of Apple Watch Games 350
Part 5: The Part of Tens 359
Chapter 13: Ten Cool Things to Do with Your Apple Watch 361
Activity 362
Apple Pay 364
Hotel Key 364
Walkie-Talkie 365
Music Playback 366
Maps 367
Digital Touch 367
Siri 369
Watches and Watch Faces 370
Gaming 372
Index 375
- Learn about the latest Apple Watch series
- Customize your Watch to your personal specifications
- Discover key features of the newest watchOS®
Make friends with the amazing Apple Watch®
Welcome to the Apple Watch. This remarkable bit of wearable technology has so much to offer, and this book introduces you to every feature, from the basics to the latest updates. Create a personalized wellness plan with health and fitness apps. Track your sleep. Put Siri to work and take advantage of super shortcuts. Pay on the fly with Apple Pay. Play music, podcasts, and even movies. Manage your media and listen to audiobooks on the go. Make phone calls. Ohand tell time. This guide gets you everything you paid for!
Inside...
- Learn Apple Watch basics
- Explore all the amazing apps
- Make calls & send texts
- Send and receive email
- Use health and fitness features
- Give Siri® new tasks
- Manage movies, music & more
- Choose third-party apps to try
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Marc Saltzman is a freelance journalist, author, lecturer, and consultant as well as a radio and TV personality. He writes for both CNN.com and USAToday.com, and hosts Gear Guide, a tech-focused video spot seen by more than 60 million viewers each year. Marc has appeared on The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and others.