Turn on and wake Apple Watch Ultra
Turn your Apple Watch Ultra on and off
Turn on: If your Apple Watch Ultra is off, press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears (you might see a black screen for a short time first).
The watch face appears when Apple Watch Ultra is on.
Turn off: Normally, you’ll leave your Apple Watch Ultra on all of the time, but if you need to turn it off, press and hold the side button until the sliders appear, tap
at the top right, then slide the Power Off slider to the right.When your Apple Watch Ultra is turned off, you can press and hold the Digital Crown to see the time.
Tip: You can’t turn off your Apple Watch Ultra while it’s charging. To turn off your Apple Watch Ultra, first disconnect it from the charger.
Always On
Always On lets Apple Watch Ultra display the watch face and time, even when your wrist is down. When you raise your wrist, Apple Watch Ultra functions fully.
Note: When Apple Watch Ultra is in Low Power Mode, Always On is turned off. To see the watch face, tap the display.
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch Ultra.Tap Display & Brightness, then tap Always On.
Turn on Always On, then tap the following options to configure them:
Show Complication Data: Choose the complications that show data when your wrist is down.
Show Notifications: Choose the notifications that are visible when your wrist is down.
Show Apps: Choose the apps that are visible when your wrist is down.
Wake the Apple Watch Ultra display
By default, you can wake the Apple Watch Ultra display in these ways:
Raise your wrist. Your Apple Watch Ultra sleeps again when you lower your wrist.
Tap the display or press the Digital Crown.
Turn the Digital Crown upward.
If you don’t want your Apple Watch Ultra to wake when you raise your wrist or turn the Digital Crown, open the Settings app on your Apple Watch Ultra, go to Display & Brightness, then turn off Wake on Wrist Raise and Wake On Crown Rotation.
Tip: To temporarily prevent your Apple Watch Ultra from waking when you raise your wrist, use theater mode.
If your Apple Watch Ultra doesn’t wake when you raise your wrist, make sure you selected the proper wrist and watch orientation. If your Apple Watch Ultra doesn’t wake when you tap the display or press or turn the Digital Crown, it may need charging.
Return to the clock face
You can choose how long before Apple Watch Ultra returns to the clock face from an open app.
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch Ultra.Go to General > Return to Clock, then scroll down and choose when you want your Apple Watch Ultra to return to the clock face: Always, After 2 minutes, or After 1 hour.
You can also return to the clock face by pressing the Digital Crown.
By default, the setting you select applies to all apps, but you can choose a custom time for each app. To do so, tap an app on this screen, tap Custom, then choose a setting.
Wake to your last activity
For some apps, you can set Apple Watch Ultra to return you to where you were before it went to sleep. These apps include Audiobooks, Maps, Mindfulness, Music, Now Playing, Podcasts, Stopwatch, Timers, Voice Memos, Walkie-Talkie, and Workout.
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch Ultra.Go to General > Return to Clock, scroll down and tap an app, then turn on Return to App.
To return to the clock face, just stop what you’re doing in the app—for example, stop a podcast, end a route in Maps, or cancel a timer.
You can also open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, tap My Watch, then go to General > Return to Clock.
Keep the Apple Watch Ultra display on longer
You can keep the display on longer when you tap to wake your Apple Watch Ultra.
Open the Settings app
on your Apple Watch Ultra.Tap Display & Brightness, tap Wake Duration, then tap Wake for 70 Seconds.