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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 15

Getting Things Under Control

IN THIS CHAPTER

Control your Apple TV from afar

Control music on a Mac or PC

Oh, how I pine for the good old days. You know, when the remote control in the home was you. Your mom or dad would say, “Change it to the Andy Griffith Show on channel 5,” and you’d trudge from the couch to the television and flip the knob until the perpetually fuzzy channel 5 popped up on the screen.

Okay, after thinking about it, I don’t pine for those days. Not at all. Nope.

Now, please don’t get me wrong — I still like the Andy Griffith Show, but I let my Apple Watch do the heavy lifting of remotely controlling what we play on our Apple TV. Now I can enjoy the greatest show in the history of history (don’t even argue with me) without wearing a trail on the carpet between the couch and the telly.

Life is good.

If you like, I’ll be glad to show you how it’s done. I’ll also show you how to remotely control music on your computer, whether it’s a Mac or a PC, using that trusty Apple Watch on your wrist. Just keep reading and you’ll be living the good life, too.

Remotely Control Your Apple TV

The Remote app that comes with the latest version of watchOS on your Apple Watch allows you to use its display to remotely control your Apple TV. You can use your Watch’s display ...