18 Apple Watch Settings You NEED To Change Now

[@zdous8894]

what are the settings to make the optimized charge limit on apple watch ?

[@tinybobaa5792]

Working in healthcare being able to have your watch on for 70 seconds without timing out works great when counting for heart rates or respiratory rates.

[@BlissyAcKc]

Exactly, I didn't know it was an option to go to 70 and hated trying to count a baby's respirations by finding a clock hanging somewhere (different every dang room!). Fixed it to 70 now

[@PayetteForward]

SMART! That's probably where the 70 seconds came from... just over a minute; just long enough for a pulse!

[@ajmilagros]

Use a timer! Do you want to do a full 1 min of resp counting? Set a 1 min timer, then you don’t t have to look at your watch - look at your pt and in 1 min the watch will vibrate the end. A colleague taught me this - it’s a game changer, especially with kids.

[@Mike___Kilo]

@@PayetteForwardHow about an additional 35 second setting? Happy medium.

[@ryanbrewer8898]

Even though I have it set to 70 secs. It keeps going off to fast, how do I make it not go off to fast?

[@MundaneGray]

I set Fall Detection to Always On because I’m over 60 and I live alone. I seem be reasonably steady on my feet so far, but you never know what might happen.

[@mfree0]

70 seconds is useful as a nurse who needs the display on for at least 60 seconds to take vital signs like heart rate per minute, respirations per minute, etc. Very annoying when you look at your wrist trying to get a pulse to take a heart rate and the Apple watch screen turns off. 70 seconds is perfect for medical professionals. Hope that answers your question.

[@andrewmoor7747]

I was thinking the same thing as a first responder. I NEED that second hand for at least 30 seconds for pulse (1-015 seconds) and for respiration (10-15 seconds) counts. and it sometimes takes a few seconds to set up for that check.

[@badsabre5917]

@@andrewmoor7747 they could have at least gave 3 options 15 seconds! 30 seconds and 60 seconds and it would have made more sense even for medical professionals.

[@0629-UA]

Try timer. Set it for 1 min and it will vibrate

[@AngelofOntario]

@@0629-UA- Problem with that is if something happens and medical peeps need to start over with heart rate/res rate.

[@cloud_9429]

@@0629-UA exactly, you can talk to siri and say "set the timer for 1 minute" without touching the screen, then just double tap finger to turm off.

[@leisure057blank3]

Fall detection also for old people like me. I don’t have to buy a fall de ice and pay a monthly fee. And it works, it detected when I slipped in a big puddle of water at Kroger.

[@JimRosipkoRN]

As a nurse I do find the 70 seconds useful for checking rates for pulse, respiration, and IV drips. I have my first smart watch for a week. Still have more to learn, that's why I am a subscriber to your channel. Thanks

[@girliedog]

I'm 68 and bought my first Apple watch yesterday. Thank you so much for this useful video.

[@Moonlightdance58]

I had fall detection on and didn’t realize it. Then one day I fell and it asked me if I needed help. Shocked me at first but then I was so grateful and had a sense of security knowing that I could get help so easily. I love this feature. Also I am older and live alone and it reassures my family to know that this is one.

[@jimmytimmy34]

Did I miss the part where they talked about why they turned off optimize battery charging? What are the two settings you would need to turn on to make it work?

[@Kirbyfutbol10]

I was waiting for it too. I am keeping it on for now, I want to increase the battery life of my watch

[@SJ_Vibezz]

@@Kirbyfutbol10 same

[@ZeroisLife28]

Following

[@kloakovalimonada]

No. It’s snake oil BS. Leave optimised charging on, Apple's thousands of top tier engineers know better than random KZbinrs.

[@nowayjose6386]

There are TWO of these videos showing (as of now) 2mo old and 4mo old. They don't have identical content but NEITHER tell us what the two additional switches are relative to Optimize Battery. WTF.

[@lilolmecj]

I like the grid view. Once I recognize them all I can see nearly every choice on one screen.😊

[@audreyschley8517]

Fall detection is great for epilepsy patients who fall. It gives you 30 seconds bed it sounds an alarm and sends out a message to your contacts you have provided

[@kroynenno]

Fall detection is really useful for seniors who are alone, in and out of the house. Not always accurate, nonetheless, it is a great, evolving feature.

[@TJ-bv9jt]

I just bought an Ultra this past friday, I've been searching videos all weekend, im so glad you all released this today.

[@TheRealPolly]

You guys are the BEST!!! I was gifted an Apple Watch 9 by my daughter and son-in-law for my birthday tomorrow (it's a BIG birthday...Level 7!) and came to you right away to help me set it up and save battery. Thanks for always being on point!

[@WittichWolf]

I like that honeycomb’s design more than the list of apps on Apple Watch, cause I can see all my important apps I will use daily on one screen without scrolling. If the apps order is alphabetical, I always have to scroll. There’s no chance to reorder the apps in the list view to have the important apps together on one screen.

[@gerrykeaveney1657]

what are the additional settings linked to turning off optimised battery>? you said you would mention them....did i miss them?

[@Leggenda88]

Me too

[@keaganogilvie]

Yeah I was waiting for that then it ended. I feel baited

[@FrankBadenCom]

Please answer this!😊

[@bobcoats2708]

I’ve watched two of their Apple Watch settings videos now. They both bait features or explanations that “we’ll explain or get to later in this video” but don’t. I don’t know if this is intentional or not, but it’s irritating. Also, there is some misinformation regarding wrist down settings - turning off all settings under Always On does not result in a ‘cleaner’ wrist down display. It does not remove anything from the display at all. Makes me doubt whether they actually tried this.

[@abnerst.jeanjr.8682]

I've been using my Apple watch for several years so I was skeptical that I was gonna learn anything new, but just in case I watched and did learn some great tips! Thanks you guys know your stuff and present it well! As far as app display, I like honeycomb and my solution is to group the apps that I use most in a center cluster, but not corresponding to the apps I keep in the doc. This gives me quick access to two different set of frequently used apps.

[@Chriswoodworker]

After doing all these changes, in minutes, how much will your battery be extended per charge?

[@WhaTheF]

Just got an Apple watch a couple of days ago and to be honest, I initially though the title looked a bit like a clickbait ("NEED") but you gave some helpful tips that i wasn't aware of! Thanks!

[@hillvolfan]

For the love of Christmas can they finally allow for deleting of all messages instead of deleting them one by one.

[@1eryear]

70 seconds gives one enough time to find pulse and count for 60 seconds. Or respiratory rate.

[@TechHeadB]

Better yet delete from the watch when you delete them from your phone. Now the AW is definitely better than the galaxy watch but this is one thing it does correctly 😂. Come on apple

[@josettemonachino4162]

Yes! I agree!

[@parryan1800]

But I don’t want to delete all my messages from one person. I like them when I could delete them one of the time I only had to swipe them.

[@WittichWolf]

Fall detection always on: Same thing than wearing a helmet during riding a bike: You don’t know, when you will need this protection, but when you use a helmet or switch on Fall detection, you are prepared when you need it. There are so many reasons fall detection is really necessary: Stumbling on stairs, falling during accident with your bike without having started a training before and so on. I’ve had two accidents with my bike, on both accidents I was guiltless. One accident was with my bike, a car rammed me laterally. I flew through the air and bumped hard to the ground. I was really happy wearing my helmet and having that fall detection active. It worked fine. My advice for ALL people: Keep the fall detection turned on, it might save your live.

[@HollywoodF1]

If you had a spatial memory, you’d prefer the Grid View. But the List View can also be a trainer to teach you what the icons look like. Then if you carefully organize them, you may find that the Grid View is faster for you.

[@MyNaday]

I've found this document very helpful: couldn't realise how many featuers drains your battery .Thanks for this guys!

[@timm285]

70 seconds is good for emt and paramedics that need to count the pulse which has to be done for more than 15 seconds.

[@iRasmus4]

Nice video, but I would still like to know the settings the optimized charging requires, but which you disliked enough to recommend not using optimized charging at all… I reviewed the video a few times and think that either I’m too dense or you never got around to telling about them 😔

[@MrDromp]

Did i missed something? What's are the other changes in settings you don't like about the optimized charging setting?

[@Airpaycheck]

@eiramtomalin Ooops.

[@maritasue5067]

I was visiting my older sister when she stubbed her toe and pitched forward, hitting her head on the floor. Within a few seconds, her watch was asking her if she needed help (Yes, ambulance ride to the ER, but she was able to go home that night). It was a relief to know she would have had help even if I hadn’t been visiting.

[@paulbainjr]

Nice to know I go to the shooting range I had no idea I would be calling up drones. Guess I’ll turn that off when I go . Thanks

[@1BSDjunkie]

Better way to maneuver apps: Hold side button and say “open music” or whatever app. Second: To switch back and forth between the last two apps just double click the crown. Back and forth that way! 👍🏻

[@onazram1]

Thank you.

[@LaymanGamin]

Don’t even have to hold button

[@Jeff82556]

THAT was the best tip of all, better than anything in this video. Not only can you switch back & forth, it'll show you an entire list of past apps used, which you can pick from. EXCELLENT TIP 1BSDjunkie!

[@SeniorChief1991]

Thoroughly informative. Brief with no extraneous BS. Great. Thanks.

[@PayetteForward]

Just like your comment! You're welcome.

[@Pabloman333]

Except for the whole, "this is very important for your safety but we'll tell you later."

[@jacka3280]

70 seconds Wake Duration, I find it useful, as a doctor, I often check my patient's pulse manually most of the time in ED and I use the stopwatch, usually check around 30 - 60 seconds and the watch would stay awake and I could see the second hand moving for a good 30 seconds or so without the watch dimming itself and having to move to wake up every 15 seconds.

[@tazguy371]

For KZbin videos where the speaking rate is too fast, I just change the playback speed on the KZbin page itself.

[@medimikka_old]

70 seconds, because health care workers like me sometimes have to manually take pulse data (electronic pulse data is always 15-second chunks, in patients with arrhythmia we take a full minute). 70 seconds gives me time to raise my wrist to get the second hand going and start counting.

[@angievida710]

Hi, used the settings recommended in this video and when the day was over my watch head 15% more battery life then previous day and same time as a check tonight. Thank you.

[@TradIrishHarper]

😂 The bad actors remark was classic but so true

[@user-xs9fp3ic9y]

Falls detection: I am in my seventies, live alone and the fall detection is of huge importance to me. It’s not just young people doing workouts who buy Apple Watch. If you don’t want it on .. switch it off.

[@garybean2205]

hoorah, another solo-living senior.

[@user-xs9fp3ic9y]

Me too. We’re not all frat Brothers. I live alone and actually bought my Apple Watch for that reason.

[@Diana00759]

i use fall detection since i’ve had a stroke it has saved me as it calls family and 911

[@DidierO]

Hello. Thanks for the great video. I don’t understand chapter 15 of the battery settings. You toggle the switch off but don’t explain why. Also which apps to turn I couldn’t find. Can you please explain? Thanks

[@psycho_chef]

They didn't even explain why you should turn off optimized battery charging. Seems like a great feature to have on.

[@ericleszkowicz898]

This is like a secret manual for the watch. Amazing - I thought I knew everything and learned SO much about the watch.

[@DamianSikora-z1p]

Do I need to enable background refresh for - Settings & find my devices?

[@iagrams9100]

Had all but 2 of these already taken care of. I’m 72 and less than graceful, so I have fall detection turned on all the time. I was, however, very confused when I was driving down a straight, flat road and my watch asked if I had fallen!

[@PayetteForward]

That's very interesting! I wonder if you could submit that to Apple somehow.

[@philiprand3720]

I really appreciate your suggestions (and great you from Rome). My 15 Pro Max and Watch 9 have been taught to speak Italian, but I find it easy to follow your suggestions, despite the linguistic difference. My only perplexity with the devices came when doing a yoga exercise, and I came down a bit heavily on the matt. The watch started calling first aid, and I had to fumble about getting it to cease. Perhaps the phone and watch understand that I am 84.

[@BitSmythe]

TIP: Switch the crown to the left side (better said for “lefties,” pointing to your elbow). This way the crown won’t get pressed accidentally when flexing your wrist. Also you’ll find it easier to scroll with your thumb, without blocking the screen with your finger.

[@V3RSATUS]

This is the way!

[@roboct6]

Hi, Guys. I love your videos and you always save tons of battery. I'm having a weird issue. After running through this video with you everything draining the battery is off except KZbin. When I play KZbin on my phone it mirrors on my apple watch. I've turn mirroring off but I cannot seem to figure this one out. If you've already done a video on this please point me to it. Otherwise, help!

[@jsimp4050]

I have a health condition where I can pass out sometimes. This is the biggest reason I got the watch. I’m alone sometimes and I feel safer with this setting always on.

[@skirtonbear1]

I set my app view: in the iPhone, arranged them by how I use them and color, running apps to one side, sound apps to the other, and in the center whatever I rarely use because it’s harder to see them there.

[@finefellah4691]

Guys GREAT job. Very informative. Just bought a 7 series stainless steel 41mm. Very excited.

[@insaniquarium92]

I'm in Australia and I realise my settings have different terms compared to yours! Mine says "wake on crown UP" and "'aeroplane mode"

[@thatmountain]

Never saw one of your videos until today and I laughed out loud when you said people are annoyed by how fast you speak. You're not fast talkers, and I literally had the video at 1.75 speed!

[@RichardHartness-g6b]

i bit the bullit, 72 years old but had to have one, still love smartwatches. dont like apple but got to admit the ultra 2 is cool . thanks for the tips guys. keep em coming.

[@SallyYoung-i3b]

If they could add an option to keep your favorite apps at the top, then list view would work better. I use the workout app probably the most, and I don't want to scroll all the way down to it every time especially when I forget to turn it on and want it in a hurry :) In the grid view, it's very noticeable! That's my suggestion for a middle of the road solution :)

[@blauro]

Just a quick thank you for this video. Just spent hard earned cash in this watch and appreciate you both. Thank you again.

[@travelngranny]

Have a question for you gentleman. In your video you mentioned the low price of $5.00 a month to get your videos etc. I’m confused because on the bottom of this video it says $6.99. Can you please tell me which is correct. I’m fairly new to this Apple Watch stuff and you guys are the only ones I understand in all the KZbin videos I have watched.

[@1eryear]

70 seconds allows enough time to locate the pulse and count for 60 seconds (pulse or respiratory rate).

[@olamstaden]

I watch this without having an apple watch

[@petisco32]

They didn’t say which features to turn on to make optimize charging to work… does anyone know? They say it at 9:34

[@jonathanbrennermusic]

Great video, and very informative! One small critique: it would be nice if you zoomed in on the those Apple Watch icons before clicking them, so we can see what you’re clicking.

[@curious-kat]

I agree. I can following along easily but sometimes it can get difficult because my language is Danish and it’s somewhat different wording on the settings.

[@BernzDelRey]

Hi guys...how do you turn off the blue ring everytime you raise your wrist ..? 🙏

[@DonLekei]

I can see the reason that airplane mode on the watch turns off Wi-Fi. The top three reasons I use airplane mode are a) on a plane, b) on a cruise ship, c) in a hotel etc. in a foreign country. In airplane mode, the watch will use your phone's connection via Bluetooth instead of trying to connect to the same Wi-Fi network. This will usually not work or it may cost you extra. You can always turn Wi-Fi on by tapping the icon (above airplane mode) if you are in a special situation.

[@smith4591]

Leaving the "fall detection" on helps you to confirm you fell, in case you fell accidentally.

[@nortiusraskalius1]

or if you were pushed

[@cedrick7126]

The series 7 was the first ever apple watch with always on display

[@talkinghat88]

Thanks. It would help if the menu path can be shown on your screen so the viewer can see the menu before and before that.

[@Stalinfalcon]

70 seconds screen on is needed if you regularly check ‘what’s playing’ because the info scroll is so slow (initial pause and then slow scroll) that with 15 seconds your screen blacks out RIGHT when the info you’re waiting for finally appears.

[@Darkosa1234]

Guess which video I've watched first after getting Apple Watch! Great job guys, keep it up!

[@cazn3757]

I prefer grid view, I put the apps in the grid where I want them then it’s easy access. The ones I use most go at the top etc

[@lynnevans29]

Very thorough and informative. This is my very first Apple Watch and Iphone. Thank you so very much for such an instructive video.

[@chadobomber]

This is my first time seeing you guys and I can't get over how you are seated with blond guy on the right in the video but blond guy on the left in your profile picture. It is making me something something go crazy.

[@djdonny63]

The “ask to join” feature does NOT ask other people if you can join their hotspot. Your watch finds available hotspots and asks YOU if you want to join said hotspot. That is clearly explained in both iPhone and Apple Watch settings directly beneath the toggle switch that controls the options. C’mon guys, don’t worry about your watch being rude to people with available hotspots or bad guys reverse tracing non existent requests to join hotspots.

[@jonpowell8503]

These guys offer probably the best advice ever on Apple products. Just got my first Apple Watch so thanks guys, this was a big help

[@thirtyeyes]

Grid is great because you can arrange the apps so the ones you use the most are on top. Is that new? It wasn’t mentioned. It would be great if you could use folders for apps and have larger bubbles for the folders.

[@jeanneaske]

I like grid view. I arrange a few favorites to the top. Very easy and fast to use this way. One app I use is zero. In list mode very annoying to scroll to the last app in the list.

[@eunikemmk8051]

Exactly, I do the same. Having my fav apps on top is almost like having several extra complications on hand.

[@bulletz4life]

im kind of surprised you guys recommended turning wake on wrist raise on instead of off. its a bigger battery drainer than the always on display in all testing.

[@barbnd1512]

Always great information. Glad to see you are over 1 million subscribers!!!! Fall detection important. I fell when on vacation a couple of years ago (tripped over dog's leash). fracture my pelvis. Wish I had my watch then. Got one soon after. Thanks again for all the info.

[@CraigKnudsen]

Did you want your watch to tell you that you had fallen? Wasn't it obvious, especially since you fractured your pelvis?

[@bonafidestud]

How would have Apple watch save the Fall from Dog Leash?

[@mysapphirestar]

@@bonafidestud It wouldn’t. I fell off a roof working alone. Woke up in an ambulance. Watch had called emergency services. Only a mild concussion and torn rotator cuff in my shoulder but I could have been lying on the ground for hours.

[@MickV08]

What was the 2 other settings related to Optimized Charging?

[@markelawrence]

Grid view can be manipulated so that you can group apps etc. the same as the iPhone

[@zacheus1]

spend 10 minutes arranging grid view in a way that makes sense to you… way faster than list view, especially if you have many watch apps

[@MaxLambrecht]

It's so much faster to find apps in the grid view once you get used to it, and it takes a few hours

[@Moonlightdance58]

Remember that not just young people have an Apple Watch. You are speaking only to a certain group of people. You breezed over fall detection saying use it when you are working out etc. you should have said that if you are elderly this is a great feature to consider.

[@MrFreede97]

Grid-view for the win! Try to sort apps by color. Fast and easy.

[@kathleenhodges5184]

Your format for your presentation is wonderful. I’m going to check out more videos.

[@Svally]

I bought an Apple Watch for an hour ago. This video helped me :)

[@danielalbertogonzalezsoria4122]

Thanks! Let’s see if I can finally get my Apple Watch to last more that 24 hours :)

[@fiore_adriano]

What about skateboarding with the Apple Watch? Falling during skateboarding is pretty common. I wonder how accurate the fall detection is. Most of the time I don't need emergency help.

[@Yolanda-bu8yo]

I like Tom Vulcan's subjects by theme. Will have to do that. Cooking , Exercises, Royals & so on.

[@hughmnyks]

I don’t like list view coz I hate scrolling. Maybe it’s because I have ADHD, but I can remember where I have a certain number of apps. So I keep the most used of them near the centre. Oh, and thanks from some great help!!

[@marcellamoran3944]

I joined your channel but cannot find the place to download the pdf of these tips. Enjoyed video - thanks for your information.

[@PayetteForward]

Hi there! You can join our discord for PDF access: discord.gg/MBuFyjZd

[@Ody-up6kg]

Lots of great info here. However, when I press my crown on my. Apple SE, I do not get any of the options you mention. Seems like doing this from the iPhone is much easier to navigate.

[@banksiasong]

Wish this was written down because they go turbo fast through items.

[@denisepaige2314]

They are a little fast…I’ve become friends with the pause feature. 🙃

[@a.mariedixon-jenkins]

@@denisepaige2314 Yes, I have become very familiar with the pause button and I sometimes go back several times for repeat.

[@ernestgalvan9037]

But Wait!! For a Low Low $5 a Month, you can access PDF’s of these transcripts!!

[@CarolStoecker]

I use pause and closed captioning. It helps me to read what they are saying...

[@simoharjane7823]

Wowed! sound of the video is so crisp and great.

[@nowayjose6386]

Mirroring another poster's request: What about the two switches for for Optimize Battery??

[@arleighbarley]

I am an artist. I organize my app view by grid in color groupings. I think it’s pretty and it’s easy to find the app I want by its icon’s color.

[@itzikca]

I like the grid view, its much faster to navigate

[@citizenbfk]

Thank you! This had many useful suggestins for Setting. Good job!

[@kizzykat9120]

If you don't have your watch on just right, fall detection will not work. I know this from experience. I put on my watch and check my blood oxygen level to determine that my watch is on the right place on my wrist (assuming your blood oxygen level is 99 or 100% or so. If I get it to 98% I'm usually happy. The blood oxygen level is really fiddly too)

[@garybean2205]

welcome tip.

[@takenusername]

The choice between 15 seconds and 70 seconds perfectly summarizes what’s wrong with Apple. Why do I not have a range of values that I can choose for myself? Apple makes too many choices for its customers in many of the options throughout its platforms.

[@alwayscoffeetime]

I’d like a Grid view with icons in preference to the honeycomb or list view.

[@SallyThatGirlintheKitchen]

You recommended turning off “Optimize Charge Limit,” and then you said that there are 2 other settings that we would need to turn on (that you do not like), if we were to choose to keep “Optimize Charge Limit” on, yet you never said which 2 settings you were referring to. Could you please expand?

[@ankurd2889]

i like the honeycomb...thank you very much...