Apple Watch

Stay up-to-date on the latest Apple Watch news, and learn how to get the most out of your device with our comprehensive tutorials. From updates to features to troubleshooting tips, we’ve got you covered.

How to make Apple Watch notifications private

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated July 8, 2025

Learn how to configure your Apple Watch to only display the full notification when tapped instead of upon wrist raise, giving you more privacy.

How to enable and use Apple Watch fall detection

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 8, 2026

In this life-saving tutorial, we’ll share how to turn on the fall detection feature on your Apple Watch to notify emergency contacts and services if you ever suffer a hard fall.

Create custom Apple Watch faces using SpriteKit

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 11, 2018

Third-party Apple Watch faces still haven't arrived. Despite this, there's now a way to create customized watch faces using the graphics rendering and animation tool, SpriteKit.

Did you wake up to a dead watch this morning? Chalk it up to a daylight saving time bug!

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 8, 2018

Some Apple Watch Series 4 owners have experienced an issue causing the watch to crash or reboot on its own, which can be chalked up to a daylight saving time bug.

Hands-on video walkthrough: Apple Watch Series 4 vs Series 3—worth the extra $120?

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 5, 2018

Apple Watch Series 4 is a seriously praised smartwatch for a good reason, but last year's Series 3 is no slouch and it comes with some pretty compelling features. You can get a baseline 38mm aluminum Series 3 with a sport band from Apple right now for as low as $279 versus $399 for a 40mm aluminum Series 4. The new Series 4 watch has been redesigned from top to bottom and offers even better features than the last year's model, but is it worth the extra $120? iDownloadBlog's video editor Harris Craycraft does the comparing for you, boys and girls, in his hands-on video walkthrough of Apple Watch Series 4 vs Series 3.

Apple Watch Nike+ arrives in stores tomorrow

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ October 4, 2018

Two weeks after the Apple Watch Series 4 and Apple Watch Hermès arrived in stores, the Nike+ version is set to make its debut. The model arrives in select countries beginning tomorrow, Oct. 5.

Top 12 ways people use their Apple Watch

Bryan M. Wolfe ∙ Updated January 8, 2026

Are you still on the fence about buying an Apple Watch and wondering what you can do with it? In this guide, I will share the important things my close friends and I use our Apple Watches for.

How to adjust Siri voice feedback on Apple Watch

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated March 3, 2023

Tired of Siri talking back every time you ask for something on your Apple Watch? While it’s very thoughtful of Siri to acknowledge your request, you may not want to hear it. For example, just because you ask Siri to set a timer for 10 minutes doesn’t mean you want to hear a confirmation that the countdown has begun.

You may not be able to disable Siri’s feedback, but you can tweak the settings to quiet Siri down a bit. Here’s how to customize Siri voice feedback on your Apple Watch to lower the volume or completely turn off spoken responses.

Check out 70+ emoji coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple Watch with iOS 12.1 this fall

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 2, 2018

Apple will bring more than 70 new emoji characters to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with an upcoming iOS 12.1 software update, plus watchOS and macOS. Today, the Cupertino giant previewed some of the new emoji sets coming to your Apple devices, including new characters with red hair, gray hair and curly hair, a fresh new emoji for bald people, more emotive smiley faces and additional emoji characters representing animals, sports and food.