August 2019 • Macworld 73FEATURE- Switch to List View
Finding that hexagonal grid of circular, unlabelled
app icons a little hard to navigate? You can switch
it to a list view. Just force touch (press firmly) on
the grid, and you’ll be presented with options for
grid view or list view. The list view is easier: it’s
alphabetical, labelled, simpler to swipe through,
and has larger touch targets. Try them both to
see which you prefer. - Turn on fall detection
If you have an Apple Watch Series 4, it can detect
when you take a hard fall and automatically notify
your emergency contact, or even call emergency
services if you don’t move.
It’s a handy feature for everyone, but it’s only
enabled by default if you’ve entered your age
when setting up your Apple Watch and said you
were 65 or older.
If you’re under 65 and want to enable it, head to
the Watch app on your iPhone, and in the My Watch
tab, tap on Emergency SOS. Here you can toggle
Fall Detection, and you’ll find a link to edit your
emergency contacts, too. - Cover to turn off display and mute
If your watch face has woken up but you want to
make it dark again, quickly cover the entire watch
with the palm of your hand.
If you got an alert and you want to silence it, and
enable mute so alerts don’t make sound, hold your
palm over the watch face for three seconds or so.