Macworld USA – August 2019

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FEATURE 12 LITTLE-KNOWN APPLE WATCH FEATURES


  1. 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.

  2. 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.


  1. 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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