What is Apple Watch Mirroring and How Does It Work?
What is Apple Watch Mirroring and How Does It Work?
Apple Watch Mirroring is an Accessibility feature specifically designed for people with physical and motor disabilities. With a much larger and responsive iPhone’s screen, it becomes way more convenient for them to take control of the Apple Watch. Moreover, features like Voice Control and Switch Control also play a vital role in enhancing the user-experience. Interestingly, inputs such as the head tracking, voice commands, sound actions or external designed for iPhone switches as alternatives to tapping the screen of the Apple Watch make interaction a pleasing experience.
Which Apple Watch Models are Compatible with Apple Watch Mirroring?
To begin with, ensure that you have a compatible Apple Watch model. Keep in mind that Apple Watch Mirroring supports newer models:
Apple Watch Series 6Apple Watch Series 7Apple Watch Series 8Apple Watch SE 2Apple Watch Ultra
Which iPhone Models Supports Apple Watch Mirroring?
Unlike other major features including the Live Text in Video and the background removal tool, the Apple Watch Mirroring supports all iPhone models running iOS 16. That means you need one of these devices to be able to control the Apple Watch:
iPhone 8iPhone 8 Plus iPhone XiPhone XRiPhone XSiPhone XS MaxiPhone 11iPhone 11 ProiPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro MaxiPhone 13 iPhone 13 miniiPhone 13 ProiPhone 13 Pro MaxiPhone 14iPhone 14 PlusiPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max
How to Control Apple Watch Mirroring
Some of the Most Common Actions You Can Perform Using Apple Watch Mirroring
Use Siri: Just touch and hold the Digital Crown on the display to start using Siri on your Apple watch. Press the Digital Crown: Simply tap the Digital Crown on the screen. Press the side button: Tap the side button on the screen. Scroll: Just swipe the display up or down.Swipe between screens: Simply swipe the display left or right.
Activate Apple Watch Mirroring By Triple-Clicking the Home or Side Button
If you are fond of Apple Watch Mirroring, I would recommend you add it to the Accessibility Shortcut menu. This way, you can invoke the mirroring functionality by just triple-clicking the Home or the Side button of your iPhone.
Wrapping Up…
Wrapping Up…
Though Accessibility is already feature-packed, the addition of Apple Watch Mirroring has further bolstered its profile as a great asset for differently-abled people. What do you have to say about it? It would be great to have your feedback in the comments section below. Read more: How to Use Precision Finding to Locate Lost AirPods Pro 2