How to ping my apple watch from my phone

Losing your Apple Watch is a bit annoying and may even be a tad bit scary. Fortunately, if you do lose it or can’t find it, you can ping your Apple Watch from your iPhone to find it.

This method involves using the Find My app on your iPhone.

Locate Your Apple Watch Using the Find My App

You may already know how to ping your iPhone from your Apple Watch, in case it’s your iPhone that went missing. But did you know it’s also possible to locate your Apple Watch using your iPhone? It isn’t as simple, but the Find My can help you locate any of your Apple devices, including your Apple Watch, MacBook, iPad, and so on.

Find My can be accessed from your iPhone using the Find My app (also available on the iPad and Mac) or directly from the iCloud website.

Use the steps below to ping your Apple Watch using Find My on your iPhone:

1. Open the Find My app on your iPhone.
2. If prompted, sign in using your Apple ID and password.
3. You should see your Apple Watch on the list of devices. Tap it to view its current location.
4. Once you tap on your Apple Watch in the devices list, you should see an option to Play Sound. Tap on it, and your watch will play a sound (even if it’s on silent mode).
5. To stop the sound, tap Dismiss on the Apple Watch face when you find it.

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3. Press and hold the ping iPhone button to ring your iPhone's alarm and trigger your iPhone's flashlight. If you just press the button without holding, it'll ping your iPhone without the flashlight. Continue until you've found your iPhone.

If you'd like more Apple Watch tips, get started with how to eject water from an Apple Watch. We also have a handy general guide on how to use the Apple Watch. And if you're a new Apple Watch owner, see the Apple Watch settings you should enable and disable right now.

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