August 2019 • Macworld 75FEATUREyour 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 bag down and tap 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 labelled
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 Apple Watch will have to reset first).
If you need more, tap on Zoom and enable that.
You use it by double-tapping your Apple Watch
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