How to Add Shortcuts to Your Apple Watch
The shortcuts that are compatible with your Apple Watch will automatically show on the watch. However, if a shortcut doesn’t show up on the watch, or you want to manually add a shortcut to your Apple Watch, first transfer them from your iPhone or iPad via the Shortcuts app on your iOS or iPadOS device. Tip: learn how to install third-party shortcuts on iPhone. After a few moments, the shortcut you’ve sent to your Apple Watch should be transferred. This happens over iCloud, so it shouldn’t take long before you can try this new option on your smartwatch. Tip: your Apple Watch not getting the notifications it should? Try these methods and see if they can fix things it.
How to Run Shortcuts on Apple Watch
You can run shortcuts either from the Shortcuts app or from watch face complications on your Apple Watch.
1. Run Shortcut from Shortcut App
Go through the following steps to run a shortcut on your Apple Watch via the app. Remember that some shortcuts can be very simple, and those usually don’t require any input. However, if you have a shortcut that requires some kind of input, you will see a dialog box on the screen of your watch.
2. Run Shortcut from Watch Face Complications
In the latest version of watchOS, you can add a shortcut as a complication on your Apple Watch face. As you may have guessed, this method offers a faster way to run shortcuts. Interestingly, you can even add multiple shortcuts to a watch face. More on watch faces: Learn how to add, remove, or manage watch faces on Apple Watch.
How to Organize Shortcuts on Apple Watch
By default, the shortcuts will show up on the watch in the order that they were enabled. But if you don’t like the default organization or want to reorder the shortcuts, follow these steps:
How to Assign a Shortcut to an Action Button on Apple Watch Ultra
You can run a shortcut using the action button on the latest Apple Watch Ultra. Follow these steps to assign and run a shortcut from the action button. Need to juice up your wearable after a long day? Here are the best charging stands for the Apple Watch.
How to Remove Shortcuts From Your Apple Watch
Once you start to use shortcuts on your Apple Watch, we’ll probably want to try a bunch of them. Some might not meet your needs and expectations, while others might not work, so it’s useful to know how to remove shortcuts from your Apple Watch. Note: removing the shortcut from the Apple Watch folder will only delete it from your watch. You can still run it on your iPhone by accessing it under “All Shortcuts.” Pro Tip: to delete an individual shortcut, long press the shortcut in the Apple Watch folder and select “Remove from Apple Watch.” All screenshots by Mehvish Mushtaq.
