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Apple Watch Ultra User Guide
- Welcome
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- Apple Watch Ultra gestures
- Set up and pair your Apple Watch Ultra with iPhone
- Choose a function for the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra
- The Apple Watch app
- Charge Apple Watch Ultra
- Turn on and wake Apple Watch Ultra
- Lock or unlock Apple Watch Ultra
- Change language and orientation on Apple Watch Ultra
- Remove, change, and fasten Apple Watch bands
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- Apps on Apple Watch Ultra
- Open apps
- Organize apps
- Get more apps
- Tell time
- Status icons
- Control Center
- Use Focus
- Adjust brightness, text size, sounds, and haptics
- See and respond to notifications
- Change notification settings
- Manage your Apple ID
- Use shortcuts
- Set up Handwashing
- Connect Apple Watch Ultra to a Wi-Fi network
- Connect to Bluetooth headphones or speakers
- Hand off tasks from Apple Watch Ultra
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch Ultra
- Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch Ultra
- Use Apple Watch Ultra without its paired iPhone
- Use your Apple Watch Ultra with a cellular network
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- Alarms
- Blood Oxygen
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Camera Remote
- Compass
- Contacts
- Depth
- ECG
- Medications
- Memoji
- News
- Now Playing
- Reminders
- Stocks
- Stopwatch
- Timers
- Tips
- Voice Memos
- Walkie-Talkie
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- About Wallet
- Apple Pay
- Set up Apple Pay
- Make purchases
- Send, receive, and request money with Apple Watch Ultra (U.S. only)
- Manage Apple Cash (U.S. only)
- Use Wallet for passes
- Use rewards cards
- Pay with Apple Watch Ultra on Mac
- Ride transit
- Use your driver’s license or state ID
- Use digital keys
- Use COVID-19 vaccination cards
- Weather
- World Clock
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- VoiceOver
- Set up Apple Watch Ultra using VoiceOver
- Apple Watch Ultra 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
- Use accessibility features with Siri
- The Accessibility Shortcut
- Copyright
Choose a function for the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra
As you set up Apple Watch Ultra, you’re asked to choose a function for the Action button. The choices include the following:
Action | Press | ||||||||||
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Workout | First press: Open the Workout app or start a workout Second press: Dependent on chosen workout | ||||||||||
Stopwatch | First press: Start Second press: Mark lap | ||||||||||
Waypoint | Press: Drop a Compass Waypoint | ||||||||||
Backtrack | Press: Start | ||||||||||
Dive | Press: Start | ||||||||||
Flashlight | First press: On Second press: Off | ||||||||||
Shortcut | Press: Start shortcut | ||||||||||
Some actions offer additional options when you press the Action and side buttons simultaneously. You can change the function of the Action button after setup. Open the Settings app 
on your Apple Watch, then tap Action Button. See Use the Action button on Apple Watch Ultra.
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