iCreate - UK (2020-02)

watchOS

Step-by-step Add regular Apple Watch chimes

1

Launch Settings app

Open the Settings app and ensure that

your Watch is updated to watchOS 6 (go to

General>Software Update). From the Settings

main screen, then select ‘Accessibility’.

2

Select Chimes

Scroll down the list of Accessibility

options and select ‘Chimes’. You’ll now be

presented with a toggle button at the top of

screen which you need to turn On.

3

Tap for scheduling

Once the button is on (which will show

as green), we will need to set a schedule. By

default, the chimes will play every hour but tap

‘Schedule’ if you wish to change this.

Turning on the Chimes means you’ll get audio

alerts over certain time frames...

Be alerted to the time

with regular chimes

T

o keep track of the time without constantly looking

at your Apple Watch face, you can now ask the

wearable to tap your wrist and play a chime at

regular intervals. In many ways, it’s a throwback to those

old digital watches which would beep on the hour but, in

this case, you can play a chime more frequently.

Maybe you’d like to know when each hour goes by

at work or school so that you know you’re a step closer

to going home or perhaps you need a more regular

prompting when multitasking. Whatever the case,

this feature – primarily designed for people with visual

impairments – will let you know.

Here we are going to show you how to activate the

feature and the options that are available to you. As it

stands, it’s all very simple but we’re hoping Apple will

expand upon the function over time so that it can offer

users the chance to customise the frequency and make

use of extra chimes.

Activate taptic chimes and you won’t need to keep staring at

your Apple Watch for the time

Timeneeded

Developer

Apple, Inc

Difficulty

02