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Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies

by Dwight Spivey

December 2021

Beginner to intermediate

320 pages

7h 42m

English

For Dummies

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About This BookFoolish AssumptionsIcons Used in This BookBeyond the BookWhere to Go from Here
Discover the Newest Apple Watch Models and watchOS 8Choose the Right Apple Watch for YouUnderstand What You Need to Use Your Apple WatchFind Out Where to Buy Your Apple WatchSee What’s in the BoxTake a First Look at Apple WatchGet Further Help for Your Apple Watch
Set Up a New Apple WatchKeep Your Apple Watch RunningConnecting Apple Watch to Wi-FiConnect Bluetooth Devices to Apple WatchMeet the Apple Watch AppWake Up and Turn Off Apple Watch
Update the Operating SystemCheck Out the AppsOrganize Apps and Install New OnesKnow Your StatusDiscover Control CenterLearn All about the DockGet In Touch with Haptics
Brighter and BiggerLet’s Get VisualZoom ZoomGet Your Motor Runnin’Tap OutYou Speak to Me, Apple Watch!Hear Ye, Hear Ye!Finally, the Accessibility Shortcut
Face-to-FaceChoose and Customize FacesDiscover Clock Options and SettingsUse Stopwatch and TimerSound the Alarm(s)!What Time Do You Have, Mate? Or Amigo? Or Vinur? …

Calling All Apple Watch Users!Get Your Message AcrossYes, Virginia, You Can Email from Your WatchPut a Little Walkie in Your Talkie
Keep On Schedule with CalendarNotifications AplentyView and Create RemindersVoice Memos 101Keep On Course with CompassCheck Your Math with CalculatorStay Frosty with WeatherOn the Go with MapsFind Folks
Who Is This “Siri” You Speak Of?Set Up Siri for Apple WatchUnderstand What Siri Can Do on Apple Watch
Discover Apple Wallet and Apple PaySet Up Apple Wallet
Set Up a Medical IDCheck Out Your iPhone’s Health AppJust Breathe and FocusHeartbeat CityMeasure Blood Oxygen LevelsElectrocardio-what?Measure Noise LevelsCatch Some Z’sFall Detection
The Lord of the (Activity) RingsEverything’s Gonna Workout Just Fine
Take Pictures RemotelyTake Screenshots of Your Apple Watch DisplayWork with Photos on Your Apple Watch
Peruse the Apple Book StoreBuy BooksSync Audiobooks to Your Apple WatchPlay Your Audiobooks
Music for the MassesPlay Your MusicRaised on RadioPodcast People
Remotely Control Your Apple TVControl Music on Your Computer

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Chapter 9

It’s a Wallet, Too?

IN THIS CHAPTER

Learn about Apple Wallet and Apple Pay

Add cards to Apple Wallet

Use passes with Apple Wallet

Shop with Apple Pay

Wouldn’t it be super-cool and super-convenient if you could send cash to someone with just a few taps on a screen? Or how about if you could pay for gasoline at the pump, even if you left your wallet at home? Can you imagine being able to buy movie tickets, choose your seats, and have those tickets stored on your phone, while watching your grandkids’ soccer game?

Wouldn’t it be great to go shopping and not have to pull out a credit or debit card everywhere you went? Oh, wow, it would be even better if you could simply hold your watch up to a device and pay instantly, without digging through your purse or wallet for those very cards! I think we’re on to something.

Now all we need is for some global super-company with a bevy of insanely great engineers to put this all together and make it a new way of life for all who dare move even further into the brave new connected world of the 21st century. You know, Apple CEO Tim Cook ...