Apple Watch

The Challenges app is a free platform for joining fitness challenges. It syncs with your Apple Watch and lets you join challenges, create your own, and invite iPhone and Android users to participate. iPhone Life has a monthly challenge for Apple Watch enthusiasts who subscribe to the bi-weekly On the Watch newsletter.

Starting a workout is easy on the Apple Watch. All you need to do is open the Workout app and choose the type of workout you’d like to do. But did you know there’s an even faster way? You can start workouts with just your voice. Here’s how.

When connecting your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch to a Wi-Fi network, you might have noticed that the network is marked with a privacy warning. Apple is helpful in giving us these security alerts, but what does this privacy warning on your iPhone mean? Here's what a privacy warning on Wi-Fi means, and what to do about it.

For those newly entering the Apple Watch world, the question of whether to get an Apple Watch with cellular or GPS only can seem like a big one. Luckily, this decision comes down to two basic considerations: whether you'll use the cellular features and if you are willing to pay more for it. We'll cover the ins and outs of each to help you decide between Apple Watch GPS-only and GPS + cellular models.

If you forgot to hit the start button on your Apple Watch workout or you left your watch behind while exercising, don't worry! You can manually add workouts to Apple Watch via the Health app so you don’t lose your streak. We’ll also teach you how to add new workout types to your Apple Watch activities list and how to start workouts and customize them.

How do you install apps on the Apple Watch automatically? For the longest time, every new app I downloaded on my iPhone seemed to also appear on my Apple Watch. I found myself constantly deleting apps from my Apple Watch that I knew I would never ever use on the tiny screen. Eventually, I got so frustrated with all the new apps crowding my Watch Face that I went searching through settings for a solution. Here’s how to prevent new apps from automatically downloading to Apple Watch.

If you need to take a break during your workout without stopping it or interfering with any readings, you should pause it! There are several ways to manually pause your workout and we’ll cover exactly how to do it. Once paused, we’ll teach you how to resume the workout again.

Want to know how to listen to audiobooks on an Apple Watch? Currently, you can listen to and download audiobooks via Apple's Audiobook app or the Audible Apple Watch app. Unfortunately for Libby users, there is still no Libby app for Apple Watch. Today, we'll walk you through how to use Apple's native Audiobook app on the Apple Watch!

Apple Watch calls are great because you don't need your iPhone, and it leaves your hands free so you can multitask. I will teach you how to make a phone call and accept one, along with other tips to make the most of Apple Watch phone calls. Plus, I'll explain how to turn off phone calls on Apple Watch if you need some peace and quiet.