Apple Watch for dummies / Marc Saltzman.

Format:

Book

Series:

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apple computers.

Wearable computers.

Electronic watches, Digital.

Wrist watches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 417 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, c2022.

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2022]

Summary:

In Apple Watch For Dummies, you'll get step-by-step guidance on how to use all the best features of the Apple Watch. You'll learn how to make payments with a flick of your wrist using Apple Pay, keep track of your activity and sleep, monitor your heart health in real time, and even turn your watch into a digital walkie-talkie. This easy-to-read guide will also show you how to: Stay in touch by sending and receiving text messages and emails with your Apple Watch, track your fitness and sleep with Apple Watch, and have it monitor your health and even detect a sudden fall. Learn how to stream Apple Music playlists and podcasts to wireless headphones and customize your watch face to look exactly the way you want it to look, from retro-chic to futuristic fun. Apple Watch For Dummies is a must-read resource for Apple enthusiasts everywhere. Whether you're an Apple Watch newbie or you've been using one since they first came out and just need a refresher, this book has everything you need to get the most out of one of the coolest pieces of wearable tech on the market today.

Contents:

Part 1 Getting to Know Apple Watch

Chapter 1 Watch This: Introducing Apple Watch

Exploring the Apple Watch Collections

Figuring Out What Apple Watch Can Do

Watch faces

Timers and alarms

Caller ID or even calls

Walkie-Talkie

Health and wellness

Emergency SOS

Text messages and instant messages

Email

Wrist-to-wrist communication

Dock

Calendars

Maps

Siri

Fitness

Music connectivity and more

Apple Pay

Other apps

Other functions

Bonus tips

Determining What You Need for Your Apple Watch

Getting to Know Apple Watch's Home Screen

Learning about Apple Watch's Parts

Watch face

Digital Crown button

Side button

Back sensors/charger

Watch band

Using Apple Watch's Touchscreen

Understanding Apple Watch's Wireless Functions and Internal Sensors

Bluetooth 5.0

Wi-Fi

Cellular

NFC

GPS

Ultra Wideband (Apple Watch Series 7 only)

Accelerometer, gyroscope, barometric altimeter, and compass

Heart-rate sensor

Electrocardiogram

Blood-oxygen monitor (pulse oximeter)

Ambient light sensor

Tapping with Apple Watch's Haptic Feedback

Chapter 2 Time Out: Setting Up Your Apple Watch

Setting Up Apple Watch

Pairing Apple Watch with the iPhone

Choosing a passcode for Apple Watch

Setting up cellular connectivity on Apple Watch

Family Setup: Setting up Apple Watch for family members

Enabling Schooltime on a family member's Apple Watch

Monitoring the Apple Watch battery

Understanding the Home Screen

Maintaining Your Apple Watch

Avoiding water (original Apple Watch)

Avoiding extreme temps.

Doubting its durability

Considering a bumper

Using Apple Watch responsibly

Taking Advantage of Accessibility Features

Chapter 3 Control Freak: Mastering Apple Watch's Interface and Apps

Handling Apple Watch's Controls

Tap

Double-tap

Press (Force Touch)

Two-finger press (time or heartbeat)

Swipe

Sketch

Type

Side/power button

Going Hands-Free with Siri

Vibrating Along with Apple Watch's Tactile Feedback

Using Control Center, Dock, and Notifications

Control Center

Notifications

Looking at Apple Watch's Built-In Apps

Phone

Messages

Mail

Memoji

Calendar

Alarm

Stopwatch

Timer

World Clock

Weather

Stocks

Activity

Workout

Photos

Camera Remote

Music

Remote

Wallet and Apple Pay

Mindfulness

Sleep

Heart Rate

ECG

Blood Oxygen

Find People

Find Devices

Podcasts

Audiobooks

App Store

Noise

Cycle Tracking

Home

Calculator

Voice Memos

Settings

Compass

Shortcut

Apple News

Contacts

Part 2 Just the Tasks, Ma'am!

Chapter 4 It's About Time: Setting Watch Faces, Alarms, Timers, and More

Looking At the Built-In Watch Faces

Activity (analog and digital)

Artist

Astronomy

Breathe

California

Chronograph and Chronograph Pro

Color

Contour

Count Up

Explorer

Fire and Water

GMT

Gradient

Infograph, Infograph Modular

Kaleidoscope

Liquid Metal

Meridian

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

Modular/Modular Compact/Modular Duo

Motion

Numerals, Numerals Duo/Numerals Mono

Portraits

Pride Analog, Pride Digital, Pride Woven

Simple

Solar Dial and Solar Graph

Stripes

TimeLapse

Toy Story

Typograph

Unity

Utility

Vapor

World Time

X-Large.

Choosing Among the Various Watch Faces

Differentiating Between Customizations and Complications

Customizations

Complications

Adding Complications

Accessing Time on Apple Watch

Accessing World Time

Taking Control: Alarms, Stopwatches, and Timers, Oh My!

Alarms

Stopwatches

Timers

Shortcuts

Chapter 5 Keep in Touch: Using Apple Watch for Calls, Texts, and More

Accepting and Placing a Call on Apple Watch

Incoming calls

Outgoing calls

Outgoing calls with FaceTime audio

Handing Off a Call to Your iPhone or via Bluetooth

Making Apple Watch Calls over Wi-Fi

Receiving and Sending Messages

Receiving and responding to messages

Sending a message

Creating custom replies

Sharing your location from Apple Watch

Sending Taps, Kisses, Heartbeats, and More

Heartbeat

A few more Digital Touch options

Enabling and Using the Walkie-Talkie Feature

Adding and removing Walkie-Talkie friends

Having a Walkie-Talkie conversation

Sending, Receiving, and Managing Emails on Apple Watch

Reading and acting on an email

Replying to an email

Composing an email

Chapter 6 In the Know: Staying Informed with Apple Watch

Accessing Real-Time Weather, UV Index, and Wind Speed

Following Stock Information and Much More

Using Dock on Apple Watch

Launching Dock and more

Customizing Dock

Mastering Notifications on Apple Watch

Seeing how notifications work

Accessing the notification settings

Viewing notifications

Changing how you get notifications on your Apple Watch

Accessing Your Calendar on Apple Watch

Navigating the Calendar app

Responding to a calendar/appointment request

Accepting a calendar request through notifications

Setting Reminders on Apple Watch

Accessing Apple Watch's Integrated Calculator

Creating and Listening to Voice Memos.

Navigating the Maps App

Drop, move, and remove map pins

Getting Directions on Apple Maps

Using the Compass

Using the Find People App

Adding a friend to the Find People app

Finding out where your friends are

Notifying a friend of your departure or arrival

Getting a notification about a friend's location

Locating Your Stuff with the Find Items App

Seeing the location of an item

Marking an AirTag as lost

Making an AirTag play a sound

Getting directions to an item

Receiving a notification when you've left an item behind

Finding misplaced devices via the Find Devices app

Part 3 It's All in the Wrist

Chapter 7 Siri Supersized: Gaining the Most from Your Personal Assistant

Setting Up Siri on Your Apple Watch

Selecting a language

Ready to rock?: Connecting and talking to Siri on iPhone

Talking to Siri on Apple Watch

What Are Siri Shortcuts?

Using the Siri watch face and Siri Shortcuts

Using Siri effectively on Apple Watch

Trying Other Tasks with Siri

Setting reminders by location

Reading your texts

Calculating numbers

Finding your friends

Extending the Fun (and Silly) Ways to Interact with Siri

Say "What's the best smartwatch?"

Say "I love you, Siri."

Say "Siri, I'm bored."

Say "Who's your daddy?"

Say "What's the meaning of life?"

Say "Will you marry me?"

Chapter 8 Apple Watch As Your Workout Buddy and Digital Doctor

Tracking Your Fitness with Apple Watch

Getting Up and Running with the Activity App

Move

Exercise

Stand

Understanding the Workout App

Personalizing Reminders, Feedback, and Achievements

Reminders

Summary

Achievements

Using the Fitness App on Your iPhone

Checking Activity Trends

Using (and Loving) the Mindfulness App

Starting a Mindfulness session: Breathe.

Using the Apple Watch app on iPhone to make Mindfulness changes

Starting a Mindfulness session: Reflect

Adjusting Mindfulness settings

Hearing Health: Using the Noise App

Advanced Health Help: Heart-Rate, ECG, and Blood Oxygen Monitoring

How the heart-rate sensor works

How the ECG monitor works

Blood-oxygen monitor

Enabling handwashing detection

Advanced Health Help: Medical ID, Fall Detection, and SOS Calling

Setting up or editing your Medical ID information

Checking your heart rate

Receiving heart-rate notifications

Turning on Fall Detection

What to do after a fall

Using Emergency SOS

Tracking Your Sleep with Apple Watch

Setting up sleep tracking

Setting the wake-up alarm

Changing your sleep schedule and options

Viewing your sleep history

Reviewing your sleeping respiratory rate

Using Apple Fitness+ on Apple Watch

Chapter 9 Mucho Media: Managing Your Music, Movies, Apple TV, and More

Using Apple Watch to Control Songs Stored on an iPhone

Now Playing

Artists

Albums

Songs

Playlists

Having Siri Play Your Music

Pairing a Bluetooth Device with Apple Watch

Streaming Apple Music to Your Apple Watch

Syncing and Playing Music from Your Apple Watch

Removing Music from Your Apple Watch

Streaming Radio to Your Apple Watch

Sharing content from the Music app

Playing Podcasts, Audiobooks, and Radio Plays

Radio plays

Controlling Apple TV and Apple Music (or iTunes)

Setting up Home Sharing

Controlling Apple TV remotely

Controlling iTunes remotely

Chapter 10 Making Mobile Payments with Apple Watch Controlling Your Smart Home

Apple Watch and Security

Setting Up Apple Pay on iPhone

Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch

Using Apple Pay with Your Apple Watch

Paying without a Nearby iPhone.

Notes:

Includes Index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-84646-3

1-119-84645-5

OCLC:

1240365325