How to Take (and Make) Calls on Your Apple Watch
Let’s say you’re at home, binging on the last season of Game of Thrones and somehow your iPhone managed to slither its way deep under the couch cushion. Relegated to the very bowels of your furniture, what if someone calls your phone at this most inopportune time?! Assuming you own an Apple Watch and have already paired it with your iPhone, then you have no need to worry! The Apple Watch syncs up with your iPhone via bluetooth (and your WiFi network) allowing you to take your calls via Apple Watch. Keep reading to find out how to take (and make) calls using an iPhone and your Apple Watch.
How to Take a Call with the Apple Watch
1. Make sure you’re wearing your Apple Watch.
2. Ensure that you are within bluetooth range of your iPhone, or that your Apple Watch and iPhone are connected to the same WiFi network.
3. When receiving a call, the Apple Watch will alert you via haptic vibration.
4. Choose either Accept or Decline, or scroll down via the Digital Crown for more options: Send a Message, or Answer on iPhone.
How to Make a Call with the Apple Watch
Follow these steps in order to make a call from your Apple Watch:
1. Press the side button to bring up your contact list.
2. Tap on the contact you’d like to phone.
3. Click the phone icon on the bottom left of the contact screen to confirm the call.
An alternate, hands-free way to phone a friend from your Apple Watch is by way of Siri:
1. Make sure the “Hey Siri” command is toggled on from your settings menu.
2. Speak “Hey Siri, call s0-and-so” to place your call.
A watch that is also a phone may in time be deemed as flagrant fashion, but for now, there’s no denying the allure of the Apple Watch. Perhaps this attraction is born from lust of ranking alongside the techno-chic of this modern era, or maybe it’s owed simply to the latent Dick Tracy fan of our bygone childhood. Nevertheless, for those with the means of owning the sleek new Apple Watch, it’s worth knowing just how to fulfill the childhood wish for a walkie-talkie watch.
How popular do you think this Apple Watch feature will be in the years to come? Or is the appeal of a walkie-talkie watch simply passing fancy?
