80 MACWORLD AUGUST 2019
FEATURE 12 LITTLE-KNOWN APPLE WATCH FEATURES- CLEAR ALL NOTIFICATIONS
You swipe down from the top of your
Apple Watch display to see our
notifications, just as you would on your
iPhone.
If you have a bunch of them and don’t
want to swipe them each to the left, one
by one, in order to clear them out, you can
clear them all at once.
Just force touch (press firmly) on your
big list of notifications and you’ll see a big
Clear All button. - SEND YOUR LOCATION
IN A MESSAGE
You’re busy running errands and late for
dinner, so your spouse sends you a
message: “Where are you?” Now you’ve
got to put your basket down and peck out
a reply. Or maybe not.
In the Messages app, with a
conversation open, force touch (press
firmly) for a number of options, including
one labeled Send Location. Tap on this to
send your contact a quick map showing
where you are.
Since messages pop up automatically
on your watch by default, this is a fast and
easy way to reply to those “where are
you?” requests.- MAKE THE SCREEN
EASIER TO READ
If you don’t have very good eyesight up
close, an Apple Watch can sometimes be
a little tricky to read. Here are a couple of
options that can help.
In the Watch app on your iPhone,
under the My Watch tab, tap General, then
Accessibility. You’ll find a Bold Text toggle
that should make text easier to read (your
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