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This wikiHow teaches you how to enable a shortcut for your Apple Watch's accessibility features if you use VoiceOver or Zoom.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone's Watch app. Tap the Watch app icon, which resembles a white side profile of an Apple Watch on a black background.
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2Tap My Watch. It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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3Scroll down and tap General. You'll find it near the middle of the page.
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4Tap Accessibility. It's at the bottom of the screen.
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5Scroll down and tap Accessibility Shortcut. This option is at the very bottom of the page.
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6Select an accessibility feature. By default, you'll see VoiceOver and Zoom here; tap one of them to set your Apple Watch's accessibility shortcut to link to it.
- Depending on your Apple Watch's enabled accessibility features, you may see more options here.
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7Enable and disable the accessibility feature. To turn on the selected accessibility feature, triple-press the Digital Crown on the right side of your Apple Watch's housing. You can then disable the feature by triple-pressing the Digital Crown again.
- You may have to re-enable the accessibility shortcut after updating your Apple Watch.
Warnings
- Accessibility features such as VoiceOver can be irritating to disable without using the shortcut.Thanks!
