Chapter 5

Keep in Touch: Using Apple Watch for Calls, Texts, Emails, and More

In This Chapter

arrow Mastering your Friends ring

arrow Accepting and placing calls on your Apple Watch

arrow Handing off calls to your iPhone

arrow Receiving and sending messages

arrow Receiving and managing emails

arrow Sending taps, sketches, and heartbeats via Apple Watch

Apple Watch isn’t used just for information — such as the time, the weather, and sports scores — but it’s also ideal for keeping in touch with those who matter.

In other words, your smartwatch isn’t just about knowledge; it’s also about communication. That’s precisely what this chapter is all about.

On one hand, if you can pardon the pun, you’ve got the same familiar ways to connect as you can on your iPhone, which is also required for most of them too. Specifically, your Apple Watch can place and accept calls as well as send messages and emails. While Apple Watch was ...

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