APPLE WATCH Tips, Tricks, and Hidden Features most people don't know

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GET SPEAKLY 👉 speakly.app.link/mikeobrien (#ad) *To unlock the full potential of your Apple Watch, you NEED to know about these 30 features, tricks, and tips. Most people don't know about these. What are your favorite Apple Watch tips/features?*

[@barbarakorongy5437]

i can take a shower and stop water from getting into my watch. I rather have the watch than the gadget that says "I fallen and I can't get up"

[@joshoneill8683]

MikeOBrienMedia I did look on website and end of this year on September it’s will series 9 coming out next

[@rickilynnwolfe8357]

@@barbarakorongy5437 😂I totally agree !

[@taahirabenjamin7330]

I cannot find mirror my apply watch

[@aimeecousins5149]

@@barbarakorongy5437 I’m so

[@SamDrumzOfficial]

0:37 - Gesture Controls 1:14 - Quick Actions 1:41 - Taptic Engine (Directions) 2:11 - Taptic Time 2:45 - App View 3:00 - Find My iPhone 3:17 - Open Control Centre From Other Apps 3:36 - Offset Time 4:04 - Car Keys 4:29 - Unlock Your Mac With Your Apple Watch 4:50 - Siri 6:24 - Hold a Call 6:52 - Watch Mirroring 7:19 - Screenshots 7:46 - Digital Crown Tips 8:06 - Reorganise Control Centre 8:22 - Noise Notifications 8:54 - Silence Phone Calls on Your Watch 9:10 - Shortcuts 9:37 - Nightstand Mode 9:54 - See Battery Level in Nightstand Mode 10:09 - Offline Music 10:42 - Auto-Pause 10:58 - Press to Pause 11:17 - Customise Workout Screen 11:50 - End Workout Reminders 12:11 - Manually Set Heart Rate Zones 12:34 - Skip Workout Countdown 12:51 - Focus Modes Please like this comment so others can see it

[@jovanimedina1089]

You the man

[@Dino_Raptor]

Goat and legend

[@phantompharaoh6335]

Ow! Dude you left this on my couch!👑

[@toniannebarry9831]

Car Keys

[@antoniomazarekic3065]

Mike give a promotion to this Man, many of us stay on this video because of him.Thank you

[@brucenathanson8402]

"I like to run with just my watch and my music. And nothing else. I mean, besides like clothes, obviously." Lol

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

And shoes

[@LeviAckerman-ld8bu]

@@MikeOBrienMedia and socks :)

[@createbetterlife4805]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChooseJoywithTisa]

Thanks for clarifying 😂

[@bigman12yearsago69]

Don’t forget the boxers

[@pwilkinson18]

When my cardiologist saw the ECG that I ran when I had a tachycardia event, he knew at once it was NOT AFib, but a different condition called AVNRT. He did a procedure on me a week later and fixed the problem, thanks Apple!

[@moonpie24]

wow

[@ameliad5915]

that’s amazing I hope you’re doing well

[@twisted6567]

Same thing here dude! No one believed me when I would say my heart would race just randomly, got the Apple watch 6 and it got a few readings of my episodes. Took these to my doctor and got a patch monitor on and clocked my heart at 280 bpm during an episode. That was enough to say I had SVT. Got an ablation from there and everything has been crystal smooth since.

[@visibletoallusersonyt]

Apple really out here saving lives with WATCHES

[@Medicalguy]

At nodal reentrant tachycardia or SVT :)

[@SanketGarg]

Got the Series 8 today and this video couldn’t have come at a better time

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Enjoy!

[@hypno0784]

Thank you, Mike. I'm pretty sure people would find these tips and tricks handy!

[@kentuckygenx3022]

As someone who was in an accident, when I was 24 years old, this video really helped me, especially where I can use my watch with just one hand with the gestures and the pinches it’ll take me a while to get used to, but I really appreciate this video. Thank you.

[@_rx_38]

im sorry that you got in an accident.

[@suzannw9098]

Really useful tips. Thanks. I’d love to change notification tones for different apps so my Instacart notification doesn’t sound like one of my texting apps. Any suggestions?

[@kenward2005]

Thank you I have been wanting to upgrade my series 5 watch. It’s amazing the att store hardly know anything about the watches. We appreciate you. Thanks for the help. I bought the 8 Friday. Love it so far.

[@sanchanajoy5248]

Thank you for making this useful video! I just got my SE 2 yesterday, and these tips are working out like wonders! Sometimes I thought you can't change the honeycomb view, but now I know that you can! Thank you very much for making this video!

[@dineshshah1891]

This is the best explanation I have ever come across and I certainly have learnt a lot. Didn't know most of things you described in your video. Well done ! Please keep it up as I learnt a lot today from your video

[@cakujuo]

Woah. These are great but it needs a link to a written version cause I have no idea how to actually set up the quick actions for example.

[@1975babydoll]

Unfortunately the mirror my watch is not available for SE.

[@Risayogi]

One tips that I usually see about Apple Watch when it comes to text messaging is using its small keyboard. There’s a better and easy way to write text on Apple Watch: dictation. I always use dictation. Way faster and convenient than to type manually on the small keyboard.

[@rickilynnwolfe8357]

Great too because I can’t use the small one

[@dianeharrison4975]

Me too

[@ghhhp]

i’ve had all the apple watches and used dictation so actually using the keyboard is actually pretty nice i dont like dictation at all i’d much rather use the keyboard to type

[@ArthropodSpidey]

Why would you type when you can use the Swype feature? wtf

[@maxoxoamro7574]

well the small keyboard only comes with the newer end of apple watches

[@jayem1826]

Been using screen shots ever since. The timer and flashlight are my favorite and finding my iphone. Of course getting calls and being able to adjust the volume of media being played.

[@cazsad8377]

How do you turn on the vibrations to alert you to turn a corner please? Just got my series 8 today Feb 28, ‘23. So I really appreciate your helpful tips 😊

[@avienxyz]

This is great, I just got an apple watch for the first time, thanks for the tips!

[@lorenal6272]

Thank you for all your great tips.I was wondering how do I go from a list view with my icons to honeycomb grid.Thank you.

[@v9816]

THANK YOU! I just got my Ultra yesterday, and your video is fabulous 🎉

[@larisal1500]

appreciate this video & the time involved Mike. Just got my 8 series watch & learned a lot of new tips/tricks in this video.

[@muhammadrahimi114]

Thank you so much for all the tips!! So useful i just got my Se 2nd Gen. Thumbs up!!🎉👍🏻

[@sssssalva1]

Mike, how is it going with the Pixel after these months? are you missing your iphone / aWatch?

[@jeff2tc99]

Great video. I found the shortcuts for Notes app aren’t running from the watch anymore. Did you find this also? Any work around?

[@DroneUpp]

Thanks for all the great tips! Just got my Apple Watch yesterday! This thing does quite a bit! It's awesome!

[@mymgb238]

Liked your objective review. Got my Ultra yesterday and have it setup pretty well but can’t find how to have the top face complication show while compass ring is displayed. Any help?

[@jilldavidson240]

Thanks for all these tips Mike it has really helped me. For more tips….what about the fall function and the call emergency function..this is the first reason I bought my watch.

[@nklbrnr1]

Hey there, great video. I just got the series 8 but can’t get any cardio data working. Could you please do a video on it?

[@CaptainAmitiee]

#6 is so helpful!!

[@sriguts]

Are these features applicable with Watch SE or just series 8 & ultra ?

[@estradaj777]

Love your videos , you definitely make it easy on us

[@bstrongnfit]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I learned a lot and excited to use the features. Checking out the apps you suggest, now!

[@eugeniepomportsi138]

No19 is my fav!! Can't wait to get an aw and enhance it the way you've shown us!

[@richarwalker]

I really appreciate the coordination between my I watch and iPhone. I set my phone to ring silently, so that numbers that are not in my contact list don’t ring, but the caller can leave a message. I also call all numbers back. If it is busy or doesn’t answer, it’s a Robo call.

[@AdemNBTR]

Thank you for this. Also, I hope your trip to my country was enjoyable! I live in the US now but I often travel to visit family and friends.

[@simisolaodukomaiya151]

Just got a new iwatch series SE first gen as my first Apple Watch. Great video

[@jethroolumudi3409]

I got the series 5 unfortunately ECG is not supported in my region 😅 smart choice

[@rickilynnwolfe8357]

This are great tips thanks so much

[@Matrixtruesaiyan]

Really good tips. I’ll start using some before I forget

[@thestarlightrepose]

I use the screenshot feature often when I take headache meds and need to remember exactly when I took them but can’t make an actual note of it. The screenshot is so useful for that.

[@shelleythysens6079]

How do you do a screenshot?

[@finnjacobs]

Enjoyed the video. Btw, I am looking into maybe buying the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro, but I couldn't find a video of yours where you compare them to the Pixel Buds Pro

[@commonsenseoverall7627]

Get them. I got them and use them with my iPhone. They sound great and stay in my ears with no issues.

[@BA-rh5hy]

Great info!

[@ianmcculloch6839]

Thanks, I had no idea of these tricks.😊

[@stevendomenech7405]

Excellent video

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Mike.

[@terrygaume3975]

This was a very useful video, thank you. One feature I am unable to perform is unlocking the MacBook Pro with the Apple Watch SE. can you provide a few more details on how to do this? When I follow the steps you posted, my Apple Watch did not appear in Security & Privacy. Thank you

[@jazbalogh7249]

I had this issue too and even googling it did not help. I am up to date with my macbook pro and the watch.

[@mikem-zz4ui]

Those fitness ones are awesome thanks!

[@ashleighpiccinino1849]

I’m not finding anything about what you said on my own watch, but would it be under touch accommodations? I will check now to find out. The only thing I get here, after turning touch accommodations on, is a message saying that if you have trouble using the touchscreen, adjust the following options… However, the options are not shown. I’ll try going back and finding out what options they would be. It might not be available on my watch, or in my region even. Seems pretty futuristic, so. sorry, but I’m afraid to comment is no good here. I don’t have that feature available. I guess on this version of my Apple Watch is that or in my region in the United States, Missouri.

[@Caveman_warrior]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MrDdio39]

Hi Mike, I cant seem to figures this out. I have the California watch face. When the wrist is down it shows a form of the watch face. Can that change?

[@petergtry]

The transfer of calls from watch to iPhone worked on my watch 8 but on my wife’s 8 cellular the options were not there.

[@debbieclark8604]

I have a series 5 watch and would like to have a keyboard that I don’t have to pay for. Any ideas? Thanks for the great video! 😊

[@madelinescreations7955]

Great information thanks

[@RetroWolf13]

awesome thankyou I will be getting mine today thanks to your video and will be making a video

[@gloriawilliams919]

Any idea how to prevent my heart rate counter on the exercise apps from fading out? When I’m exercising and want to check my HR, the number blackens out and isn’t current so I have no idea how fast it is. I have the Apple SE watch. Thanks

[@Esandeech2]

I would love to see timestamps on this video!

[@drjp01]

Mike, this is amazing.

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

So glad you liked the video!

[@cherylhogue446]

How do u connect the ear pods to your watch

[@cactusbound]

Hi. So glad you’re iWatch literate. I can’t understand why I can get my heart rate but it never indicates my resting heart rate or walking average BPM. I’ve tried everything as well as watching other videos. Nobody is talking about this feature. Help please. Thanks

[@Rgc571]

A great video on what Apple Watch can do, where is a video with step to step on how to use a specific app. ?

[@Guika1503]

Great video, I don't have an apple watch, but your videos are always great

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Thank you!

[@Beautyfauxthingsandbling]

Thank you 😊

[@marieandreerobichaud]

Excellent video and advice. Although the advice toward the end is a little too fast paced as far as explanations. I'll have to watch a few times to grasp everything.

[@lisawalker7122]

Great tips! I learned a lot. I’m trying to find a function or app that will remind me with a haptic tap to help me form a new habit. For instance, if I want to work on my posture, it would be great if it tapped me once every 30 minutes. I could set an alarm, but it’s inconvenient to turn it off.

[@MsSuzie1968]

Thank you! Finally, I have for my watch and phone synced! video was perfectly easy to follow. 5****

[@jenscollection3298]

Also, the apple watches have a wheelchair mode which I think is awesome. They actually remembered us

[@percy6196]

The fact that it factors in the elevation in regards to pushing/strength exerted instead of just loosely counting pushes genuinely makes my life better. Telling you to roll instead of stand up every hour is a nice little touch

[@UmanathKandel]

thanks, learned some thing new 😀

[@teddymarines8045]

Awesome!!!

[@luly_jocelyn]

Great vid good job

[@santan546]

Dammm. Amazing - thanks so much. Even thou this video is a year old - and I already have learned a lot of the tips and tricks ,,, it’s great to learn more ,,,, and follow you - because I love your style and delivery 😉❣️ Great content and great delivery !!

[@r1143wang]

One question. You may have already answered before. How do I stop the watch thinks that I have stopped my work out and stopped tracking the milage (say, walking out door) when I stopped to have a conversation with people. Thanks.

[@sandramareebarnes8258]

Thank you

[@xWaLeEdOoOx]

im new to applewatch and this was very very useful. thanks man

[@arimsmith3840]

Nice watch ♥ ♥ ♥

[@dbapple]

noise notifications for me doesnt make a lot of sense...i am glad that someone finds it useful! but when its loud...i know its loud))

[@itsyou7674]

Thanks for sharing thsi much information buddy.. i can totally understand how much time and effort goes into this for testing and scripting for 30 features. Even shooting the brolls for each and every feature. Tension not bro you will be getting an expensive car soon that you can unlock with your apple watch.. Kudos to you buddy keep it up... Thanks a ton again...

[@wilecoyote5757]

Thanks!

[@AdelAlberk]

No.06 .. thank you very much

[@carlanthonydelosangeles7411]

Thanks so much!

[@amyrosejax]

Cool! I don't have the watch mirroring thing option in Accessiblity...I have the latest iphone and update?

[@lenoxpI]

Assistive touch definitely needs some work but I can see the potential of this.

[@ann4056]

The current Apple Watch SE 2nd gen is not compatible with Apple Watch Mirroring

[@McAmber]

thx for sharing^

[@ankobanankox2832]

Very useful video! I have an iPhone XR and I'm thinking about buying an apple watch SE model, and I'm wondering if the said model can really take photos, as you mentioned in trick number two( 1:15 )? A professional answer would help me a lot

[@sirskiii9749]

Yes it can

[@dan72ism]

Sounds great about a lot to learn

[@KingAliPlay]

Is this the series 8 midnight 45mm or 41mm?? I please want to know

[@AriBaruch]

Can you add backpack weight to any workout on Apple Watch? The Hiking Workout does not have such option.

[@lll8112]

I just got the s8 and this video is perfect because I don’t even know what to do with it.

[@sativakearney9075]

Thanks

[@davharutiunian1550]

I am sorry, could you please advice how can I turn Always On my apple watch series 9 that it always shows the minimal info (e.g. time) even if the watch is not in my wrist. Will be grateful.

[@hiteshchand]

Great video

[@AngelsDiamonds]

If you don’t use the honeycomb and want to use the list how do i stop it from going back to the first app when I’m somewhere on say sleep app is there a way to change it? I had a series 7 now upgraded to 9

[@isaacserna7593]

Thank u did force restart worked!$

[@cars-xi6gy]

Nice Video , thanks for the info. Is there any app countdown events for i-wath please let us know and thanks again

[@laraibmalik7390]

Providing really good information ❤❤

[@MikeOBrienMedia]

Thank you!

[@jvenema86]

so almost wonderful beautiful video friend i love it so much

[@zoohang6963]

Watching this on my series 7 😏

[@stevedavid512]

Why did apple read my HR reading on floor and bed as well...

[@BamaChad-W4CHD]

It still blows my mind how well the clinch and pinch gestures work on Apple watches

[@prettyl3oyflow619]

This video should of been sponsored by Spotify

[@needblinds2592]

Fantastic

[@sehrishranjha7085]

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