How Do You Install Apps on Apple Watch Without an iPhone?
With watchOS 6 or later, press the Digital Crown, open the App Store icon on your Apple Watch, find an app, tap Get, and enter your Apple ID password (typed on your iPhone if you like).
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AI summaryWith watchOS 6, an Apple Watch can install and delete apps without touching the iPhone, although an Apple Watch still cannot be set up without an iPhone.
To install an app on Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown, tap the App Store icon, search by Scribble or Dictation, select the app and tap Get; the first download needs your Apple ID password.
Companion apps install automatically from the iPhone; turn this off in the Watch app under My Watch > General > Automatic App Install, or remove an app under Installed on Apple Watch.
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With watchOS 6, the Apple Watch gets even closer to being a standalone device. Although you still can't set up an Apple Watch without an iPhone, you can now install and delete apps without touching your smartphone.
How Do You Install Apps Directly on Apple Watch? 2022
- To install an app on your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown to open the Apps screen. Here, find the new "App Store" icon and tap it.
- The App Store's landing page has a search bar at the top and a list of featured apps below. You can scroll through the whole screen and find interesting apps to install.
- If you are looking for something specific, tap the "Search" bar at the top. You will see two ways to search for an app. Tap "Scribble" to write words with your finger on your watch's screen. You can also tap "Dictation" to use Siri dictation to search for apps.
- Tap an app in the list to see the detail view. From here you can read the app's description and see its screenshots.
- Select the "Get" button to download the app. If it is a paid app, you will see the price on the download button.
- If you are downloading an app from the App Store on Apple Watch for the first time, you need to enter your Apple ID password. You can scribble it on the Apple Watch screen or, more easily, type it on your iPhone.
- Tap the "Password" button and then the keyboard button to get a text prompt on your iPhone.
- Enter your Apple ID password on your iPhone.
- After you enter the password, the App Store app on the Apple Watch returns to the app's page and you will see the download start.
- Once it is downloaded, you can tap the "Open" button to launch the app. You can also find the app listed on the Apps screen.
Apple Watch Companion Apps and iPhone Apps
- When it comes to companion Apple Watch apps, Apple is very good at it. If you install an iPhone app that comes with a companion Apple Watch app, it is installed on your Apple Watch automatically.
- You can disable this feature in the Watch app. Go to the "General" section from the "My Watch" tab. Then tap the toggle next to "Automatic App Install."
- You can also remove an app individually from the Watch app. From the "My Watch" tab, find the "Installed on Apple Watch" section and select an app.
- On the next screen, tap "Show App on Apple Watch."
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How Do You Install Apps Directly on Apple Watch? 2022
To install an app on your Apple Watch, press the Digital Crown to open the Apps screen. Here, find the new "App Store" icon and tap it. • The App Store's landing page has a search bar at the top and a list of featured apps below. You can scroll through the whole screen and find interesting apps to install. • If you are looking for something specific, tap the "Search" bar at the top. You will see two ways to search for an app. Tap "Scribble" to write words with your finger on your watch's screen. You can also tap "Dictation" to use Siri dictation to search for apps. • Tap an app in the list to see the detail view. From here you can read the app's description and see its screenshots. •…
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