If you’re the proud owner of an Apple Watch and you’re eager to seamlessly pair it with your shiny new iPhone or vice versa, you’re in the right place. This guide provides the steps to connect your ...

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On Apple Watch, there's an option in watchOS that lets your iPhone unlock your watch as long as the ‌iPhone‌ is unlocked (Settings -> Passcode -> Unlock With iPhone). Enabling this option means you ...

Performing a hard reset on the Apple Watch is the best solution if you are preparing the smartwatch for someone new or planning to start from scratch yourself. Doing so restores the factory settings ...

To ping your iPhone from an Apple Watch, swipe up from the watch face to access the Control Center and tap the Ping button (phone icon). This will make your iPhone emit a sound, helping you locate it.

Before you get started, make sure that both your Apple Watch and your iPhone are updated to the latest version of their respective operating systems. Right now, that would be iOS 15 and WatchOS 8.