Take Control of Apple Watch, 5th Edition

Communicate with Friends

As a communications device, your Apple Watch is almost as capable as your iPhone, incorporating text and audio messages via the Messages app, and making and receiving phone calls. Send text and emojis in the same line, along with stickers and GIFs. To put this into context, let’s see how it works when replying to incoming messages and composing new ones.

Reply to Messages

When someone sends a text to you, you’re initially notified by a tap or tone on your watch. To reply to the message, do the following:

1. Raise your watch to display the sender and the message (Figure 98).

   

   Figure 98: This incoming text message includes ...