How to Find, Install & Remove Apps on Apple Watch?

Posted by John Jackson
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Sep 11, 2019
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Apple Watch is brimming with advanced features and is a true smart watch in every sense. From tracking workouts to monitoring heart rates, there is hardly anything that the watch is not capable of. You can download multiple apps on your Watch and also remove them whenever you want. Read on and learn how.


Disable Automatic Application Install

If you want to disable automatic app install on Apple Watch, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

  • First of all, you have to launch the Watch application on the iPhone.
  • After that, go to the My Watch option.
  • Then you should select General.
  • Now, you have to switch the toggle of “Automatic App Install” to the “Off” position.

Adding New Applications to the Apple Watch

You can add new applications to the Apple Watch. Here are the instructions given below.

  • Get started by going to the Watch application on the iPhone.
  • After that, you should select the App Store or search option.
  • Then you have to locate the application you want to download.
  • Thereafter, you should go to the Application page and tap on getting.

Installing Old Applications You Have Downloaded to the Apple Watch

If you want to install old applications, you have downloaded to the Apple Watch, and then you need to follow the instructions given below.

  • To get started, launch the Watch application on your device.
  • After that, you should go to My Watch option.
  • Then you have to go to the end.
  • Later, select the application you would like to install on your Apple Watch. They will be showing at the end of the screen beneath the Available Apps header.
  • Now, Tap on Install option.

Locate & Reorganize Applications in Grid View on Apple Watch

You can locate & reorganize applications in grid view on Apple Watch. Here are the instructions given below.

  • First & foremost, long press on the application icon.
  • After that, you should move the icon.
  • Once your application is where you would like it to be, you can release the finger.

Moving Applications Around in Gridview Through the Watch Application on iPhone

If you want to move applications in grid view through the Watch application on the iPhone, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

  • First, you have to launch the Watch application on iPhone.
  • After that, you should select the My Watch tab.
  • Then you have to choose App Layout.
  • Now, move & reorganize applications. When it is done, your modifications will automatically synchronize to Apple Watch.

Move Between Grid View & List View

You can move between the grid view & list view. Here are the instructions given below.

  • To get started, touch the Digital Crown once while seeing the Watch face to access the application list in Grid view.
  • After that, you should go to the Grid View screen and press firmly.
  • Now, choose the List View option.
  • If you want to go back to the Grid View, then you can press firmly on the Home screen’s list view again & tap on the Grid View option.

Delete Applications Directly From the Apple Watch

If you want to delete applications directly from the Apple Watch, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

  • To begin with, go to the Apple Watch’s face & tap on the Digital Crown once to get to the application list.
  • After that, you should press & hold lightly on an application icon; it goes dark & starts to wiggle.
  • Then you have to swipe throughout the display to locate the third party application you would like to delete.
  • Now, tap on the application icon.
  • Thereafter select Delete App option.
  • Later, to close the edit mode, touch the Digital Crown.

Delete Applications from the Watch Application on iPhone

You can delete applications from the Watch applications on iPhone. Here are the instructions given below.

  • First of all, go to the Watch application on the iPhone.
  • After that, you should tap on the My Watch option.
  • Go to the end “Installed on Apple Watch” section.
  • Later, you have to tap on the third party app you would like to install.
  • Now, switch the toggle of “Show App on Apple Watch” to the “Off” position.

By following the instructions mentioned in the blog, you will be successfully able to find, install and remove apps on Apple Watch.

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