ping your iPhone with the Apple Watch - here's how to do it

The Apple Watch offers a handy feature to help you find your iPhone. When your iPhone and watch are paired and both devices have Bluetooth enabled, you can ping your iPhone with the Apple Watch. The iPhone will then emit a loud sound.

finding your iPhone via the Apple Watch

If you often misplace your iPhone at home, you can use the Apple Watch to find it again quickly and without much trouble. However, two requirements must be met for this. The iPhone and the Apple Watch must be paired with each other, and Bluetooth must be turned on on both devices. The Apple Watch uses Bluetooth to send a signal to your iPhone. The smartphone then responds with an audible or visual signal to help you find it. The range is not very large due to the use of Bluetooth and is only a few meters. Intervening walls and furniture can further reduce the range. To find your device, you should therefore trigger the search function again and again, walking through different rooms.

How to trigger the alarm

1. Open the control center of your Apple Watch by swiping up from the bottom.
2. Tap on the phone icon.
3. Jedes Mal, wenn Sie auf das Symbol drücken, gibt das iPhone einen Ton von sich.
4. Lassen Sie den Alarm immer wieder ertönen, bis Sie Ihr iPhone gefunden haben.
5. Halten Sie das Handy-Symbol gedrückt, leuchtet das Display Ihres iPhone zusätzlich zum akustischen Signal dreimal kurz auf.