Work with Apps

“There’s an app for that” became a catch phrase because of the incredible variety of apps that sprang up with the iPhone. Developers also create watchOS versions of iPhone apps for the watch, and in some cases, apps that run only on the watch. In fact, many apps you already own probably have a watch component.

Locate and Open Apps

In most cases, pressing the Digital Crown displays the Home screen (Figure 40) (the exceptions are when you’re viewing notifications or are already on the Home screen).

Figure 40: The Home screen as it normally appears.
Figure 40: The Home screen as it normally appears.

Slide your finger on the display in any direction to view apps that are ...

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