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Guides and honest verdicts on using an Apple Watch for reading, studying and working — without reaching for your phone.
Play a Playlist on Apple Watch Without Your iPhone
Make a playlist in iWatch Videos on the iPhone, save it to the Watch, and play it with the phone left at home.
Apple Watch SE 3 vs Series 12: Which One Should You Buy?
$229 against $399. The SE 3 covers the everyday watch; the Series 12 adds ECG, blood oxygen, hypertension notifications and a brighter, longer-lasting display.
Restart, Force Restart or Unpair: Which Apple Watch Reset to Use
Three resets, three different jobs. Use the gentlest one that fixes your problem and keep your data.
Apple Watch Disconnected From iPhone? Read the Icon First
A red iPhone silhouette, a red X or a green phone each mean something different. Identify the symbol, then fix the right thing.
Apple Watch Battery Draining Fast? Six Settings to Check
Before you blame the battery, check Always On, workout GPS, background refresh and the notifications you never read. Each one is a known drain.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs Ultra 4: What Actually Changed
Same case, same display, same price. The Ultra 4's year is battery — 50 hours, 84 in Low Power Mode — plus the new Health Sensing System.
Apple Watch Series 11 vs Series 12: What Actually Changed
Same price, same display, same 24-hour battery. The Series 12 case is the new Health Sensing System, the Readiness score and the S11 chip.
Apple Watch Not Getting Notifications? Work Through This List
Notifications go to the iPhone or the Watch, never both. Six checks, in the order that finds the culprit fastest.
Apple Watch Storage: How Much Fits, and How to Check
Every current Apple Watch has 64 GB. Here is how to see what is using it, and what that space holds in music, films, photos and PDFs.
Translate Now vs. the Built-in Translate App: What Differs
Apple's Translate is free and works offline. Translate Now covers 29 languages, phrase books on the Watch and a Reply button, and needs a connection.
A Sleep Timer on Apple Watch for Audiobooks and Lectures
Set iWatch Videos to pause after 15, 30 or 60 minutes, or at the end of the chapter, straight from the Apple Watch player.