How to Set a Custom Timer on Apple Watch
Khamosh Pathak
Need a count-down timer when you’re cooking pasta or baking a cake? Forget your iPhone use your Apple Watch to set timers instead. Here’s how.
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How to Quickly Start a Preset Timer on Apple Watch
Apple Watch’s built-in Timer app comes with quick access to frequently used timer settings. To use them, lift up your Apple Watch and press the Digital Crown. Then, open the Timer app from either the grid or list view on the apps screen.
Here, you’ll see eight circles with preset timers ranging from one minute to two hours (Scroll down using the Digital Crown to view more timers.). Select a timer to start.
How to Disable the Automatic “Now Playing” Screen on Apple Watch
Khamosh Pathak
When you play audio on your iPhone, your Apple Watch will automatically show the “Now Playing” screen when you use it. If you find this automatic pop-up feature annoying, it’s easy to disable. Here’s how.
First, lift up your Apple Watch and press the Digital Crown. Open the Settings app by tapping the gear icon in either the grid view or the list view on the apps screen.
In Settings, tap “General,” then choose the “Wake Screen” option.
In “Wake Screen” settings, tap the switch beside “Auto-Launch Audio Apps” to turn it off.
How to Turn off Start and End Workout Notifications on Apple Watch
Apr 20, 2021, 9:30 am EDT
| 1 min read
Your Apple Watch is a great workout tracker. But, unfortunately, context awareness is not its strongest suit. The Workout app’s notifications for starting and ending workouts based on your movement are a hit or miss at best. Here’s how to disable them.
By default, your Apple Watch sends you a notification to start a workout when you’re running, walking, swimming, on the elliptical, or on the rowing machine. It will also send a notification to end the workout if the Apple Watch thinks that you have finished.