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Useful Tips, Tricks, and Walkthroughs for New Apple Watch Owners

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If you got a new Apple Watch for the holidays, this is the article for you. We've collected all of our Apple Watch-related how tos and guides to help you learn the ins and outs of your new wrist-worn device.

Even if you've had an Apple Watch before, the newest Series 4 and Series 5 models have updated features like ECG functionality that lets you take a quick electrocardiogram right from the wrist, and with the Apple Watch Series 5 specifically, there's a new always on display.

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Below, we've organized our Apple Watch-related how tos into quick access categories, so browse through to see if there's something new to learn.

For Beginners
Useful watchOS Tips
Hidden Features
Advanced Tricks
Apple Music and Apple Watch
Using Apple Watch with AirPods
Must-Watch Videos

We've created a selection of useful videos that highlight tips, tricks, and other information that's useful if you're a new Apple Watch owner. Make sure to check them out!






More Info

Do you have useful Apple Watch tips and tricks that we've missed in our how tos and that new Apple Watch owners should know? Make sure to share them in the comments!

If you want to know more about the Apple Watch Series 5 and watchOS, the operating system that runs on the Apple Watch, make sure to check out our Apple Watch Series 5 and watchOS 6 roundups.

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Thanks for the info. I'm finally an apple watch 4 owner! So i'm looking for a screen protector for it and the many ones that i've seen they all have bad reviews. If anyone have screen protector for their apple watch and it works very well i would love the help. thanks!
 
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Col4bin said:
Here’s a tip: get a screen protector.
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I guess it depends on the activities you do are and if you needed a screen protector for a normal watch.

miniyou64 said:
Is there a way to not burn your eyeballs with the PWM flicker of the OLEDs?
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Really? On the watch? Feel sorry for those select few who suffer from PWM on an Apple watch. I'd imagine most people don't actually look at their watch for more than a minute at a time. Reading or sending a text would be the longest I look at mine and if possible, I'll use siri for that.
 
miniyou64 said:
Is there a way to not burn your eyeballs with the PWM flicker of the OLEDs?
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What do you mean by that? A person looking at the screen or someone looking at a recording of the screen?
I have a series 1 watch and don't notice any flicker.
 
I love technology, but have never fancied a smart watch. I was not opposed to them, just didn’t fancy it.

I got a Fitbit Versa for Christmas. I love it! It feels like a gateway drug to the Apple Watch! The Apple Watch is in my future now!
 
Dominicanyor said:
Thanks for the info. I'm finally an apple watch 4 owner! So i'm looking for a screen protector for it and the many ones that i've seen they all have bad reviews.!
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For most people a screen protector isn’t needed. I had a series 0 since and series 4 both since launch. The sport edition. I don’t baby them and have had no problem. If you’re wearing in situation with a lot of dust etc maybe. But I would think twice
 
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dilbert99 said:
What do you mean by that? A person looking at the screen or someone looking at a recording of the screen?
I have a series 1 watch and don't notice any flicker.
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Only Series 4 has OLED and has the PWM flicker problem.
 
I wish Apple would let us change complication colors as well. I love the Infograph face but it feels like I'm looking at a rainbow every time I check my watch.
 
bbednarz said:
Do not do this. A couple of tiny scratches are much better than a piece of plastic covering your screen.
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I once thought the same as you when receiving my Apple Watch Series 3 Nike Edition. Only took a month or so for those “tiny scratches” to turn into full fledge cracks and screen chipping/breaking. And this was all through normal wear and tear—not sports or anything extra curricular. If you are vain and can’t put a small protector on your screen, at least purchase an Apple Care warranty. (Or purchase the high end Apple Watch with sapphire screen.)
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smoking monkey said:
I guess it depends on the activities you do are and if you needed a screen protector for a normal watch.
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My normal daily wear resulted in a severely damaged screen on my Apple Watch Series 3 Nike Edition. Not happy with the screen quality. Lesson learned.
 
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