How to Turn on the Accessibility Shortcut on an Apple Watch

This How.com.vn teaches you how to enable a shortcut for your Apple Watch's accessibility features if you use VoiceOver or Zoom.

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open your iPhone's Watch app.
    Tap the Watch app icon, which resembles a white side profile of an Apple Watch on a black background.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap My Watch.
    It's in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Scroll down and tap General.
    You'll find it near the middle of the page.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap Accessibility.
    It's at the bottom of the screen.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Scroll down and tap Accessibility Shortcut.
    This option is at the very bottom of the page.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Select 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.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Enable 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.
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      Tips

      • You can disable entirely the accessibility shortcut by opening the Accessibility Shortcut section in the Watch app again and then tapping the accessibility feature that has a checkmark next to it.
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      Warnings

      • Accessibility features such as VoiceOver can be irritating to disable without using the shortcut.
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