Apple Watch User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new
- Run with Apple Watch
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- Alarms
- App Store
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- Music Recognition
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Remote
- Shortcuts
- Siren
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Tides
- Timers
- Use the Tips app
- Translate
- Vitals
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
- World Clock
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- VoiceOver
- Set up Apple Watch using VoiceOver
- Apple Watch basics with VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Mirroring
- Control nearby devices
- AssistiveTouch
- Use a braille display
- Use a Bluetooth keyboard
- Zoom
- Tell time with haptic feedback
- Adjust text size and other visual settings
- Adjust motor skills settings
- Set up and use RTT
- Accessibility audio settings
- Type to speak
- Automatically open the focused app
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright and trademarks
Set up Handwashing on Apple Watch
Your Apple Watch can detect when you start washing and encourage you to keep going for 20 seconds, the time recommended by global health organizations.
Turn on Handwashing
Go to the Settings app
on your Apple Watch.Tap Handwashing, then turn on Handwashing Timer.
When Apple Watch detects that you’ve started washing your hands, it starts a 20-second timer. If you stop washing in less than 20 seconds, you’re encouraged to finish the job.
Note: On an Apple Watch set up for a family member, you can also turn on handwashing reminders. Go to the Settings app on the managed Apple Watch, tap Handwashing, turn on Handwashing Timer, then turn on Handwashing Reminders.
To see a report of your average handwashing times, open the Health app on your iPhone, go to Browse > Other Data, then tap Handwashing.