WhatsApp is now available on all smartphone platforms from Android to Apple. And a spike in smartwatch sales means customers now want WhatsApp available on their wrist. WhatsApp’s large file size means the app is unavailable on any smartwatch platforms, but there is a way of using the app on Apple Watch – albeit with very limited features.
How to get WhatsApp on Apple Watch 4:
Begin by installing the WhatsApp messaging platform on your Apple iPhone.
Next go to your iPhone Settings and select Notifications then WhatsApp Messenger.
Then activate the Allow Notifications and Show in Notification Centre option.
Open the Watch app from your Apple iPhone, then open Notifications in the Watch app.
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From here you can view all Apple Watch-supported apps, so scroll down until you see the WhatsApp Messenger app then activate the notification button.
You can now receive every WhatsApp notifications on your Apple Watch 4.
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This method essentially configures your Apple Watch to mirror the app’s notification alerts from your iPhone.
Some WhatsApp features cannot be supported due to the Apple Watch’s space restriction and tiny screen.
WhatsApp on your Apple Watch however remains a great way to receive messages from your contacts.
WhatsApp lets you view and reply to all messages on the main screen.
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Apple Watch 4’s workout and activity features:
The Apple Watch 4 boasts optional cellular connectivity and longer battery life, consequently improving its workout and activity features.
All Apple Watch activity features work best when it the watchOS is up-to-date.
Apple Watch tracks your movements with Activity Rings, and these can be updated anytime with a Force Touch (deep press) in the Activity app.
There are lots of Apple Watch faces illustrating your Activity Rings without needing to launch the Activity app.
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Apple’s Workout app on the Apple Watch supports a variety of workouts and these can be customised to show metrics meaningful to you.
And Apple Watch also automatically supports the option of pausing any workout via the Digital Crown.
The watch also recently gained an ability to remind users to start and stop certain workouts if it believes you may have forgotten to start or stop logging.
Another new feature lets Apple Watch talk to fitness machines that work with GymKit, Apple’s special feature, allowing the secure sync of data.
You can literally tell your watch what you want to do buy simply raising to your wrist and say “Hey Siri” when the screen lights up.
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