Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies

Chapter 3

Getting Going

IN THIS CHAPTER

Update the OS

See which apps come with watchOS

Organize and install apps

Explore the dock and Control Center

Discover haptics

The basics have been covered, so now it’s time to dive a little deeper into the warm and inviting waters of the pool of Apple Watch knowledge!

Apple Watch is able to do what it does because of the seamless harmony between the software it runs and the hardware that runs it. Since Apple is the only architect of the device, it simply works and does so quite well. What separates the Apple Watch from just another digital timepiece is the veritable cornucopia of apps that connect your Apple Watch to your world (and to your iPhone, to some degree). Apple also ensures that third-party apps compatible with Apple Watch and watchOS meet stringent standards, which is why nearly all apps, Apple or non-Apple, function so flawlessly (or darned near it, anyway).

In this chapter, you find out how to keep your Apple Watch’s software and ...