10 cool Apple Watch tricks you’ll wish you knew earlier

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#1. Know the time without even seeing it

This feature won’t pique you unless you have a strict boss who feels insulted if you check time while he talks.

(Pun intended.)

If so, go to Settings ⚙️ < Clock ⏰ < Taptic Time , and choose your preferred way.

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If the time is 19:51 and you’ve chosen:

Digits:

It vibrates as

z zzzzzzzzz zzzzz z
1     9       5   1

indicating it’s 19:51.

Terse:

It vibrates as

 ZZZ      zzzz      ZZZ
5x3 hrs  1x4 hrs  15x3 min
= 19 hrs 45 min
Z --> Long tap
z --> Short tap

i.e., it long taps for every 5 hours, short taps for the remaining hours, and long taps for each remaining quarter hour.

Drawback: It gives out the same vibration pattern for times between 19:45 and 19:59, as they all lie…