Apple Watch Security Settings: Must known by you!

The Apple watch has ablaze ever since it unveiled for it is packed with robust features that have taken communication to next level. By the advent of Apple watch, monitoring channels of communication is eased out. From tracking down your fitness reports, to gaining insights of notifications streaming in your iPhone has become so simple. With ease of tracking, there comes a sense of insecurity as anyone can peep to your notifications and know what’s up with your life? But our dear Apple watch forges a set of security features useful in shielding your privacy.

Want to acquaint yourself for the same? This article is dedicated to provide essentials on how to activate security setting in your Apple watch.Read on to unveil them.

When it comes to security, watch can veil your information. For who knows, if you ever lose out on your Apple watch, correct settings will save your data. One such security feature is enabling ‘Erase Data’ option that will chuck out your data in repetitive attempts of incorrect passwords (max 10). In order to put this feature on, just click on ‘Erase data’ option under ‘Passcode’ menu of Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

Apple watch’s signature functionality is to showcase the activities circling around your iPhone. Hence, the notifications shout-out from your Apple watch. Which can be viewed by any bad-guy illegitimately access your phone. But don’t lose your cool as activation of security settings in your Apple watch comes for your rescue.  The watchOS is equipped with a feature known as ‘Notification Privacy’ which when enabled, alerts you but not load with details of notification. Thus, safeguarding your notification yet alerting you received one!

Here is how you can enable it –

1. Launch the Apple Watch app of your iPhone
2. From the Watch app, click on ‘My Watch tab’ and locate for ‘Notification’ option.
3. Then, tap on ‘Notification Privacy’ and slide it on the green positioning.

As the iPhone watch is flourished to display the up-to-date record of the activity swimming inside your phone. But if you are headstrong on keeping away the nagging noses coming betwixt the dictionary of your life and you, then modifications in Apple watch settings can deter any third party to access view. All you need to do is head on to the Privacy menu featuring in your Apple watch app and modify the display of your watch by sliding off the apps you don’t want anyone to know about. For example you can exercise management on several components like location, health settings, analytics, contacts etc etc.

Life is too uncertain and any uncertainty which seeks immediate attention especially if you are stuck or what-so-ever, SOS stands as the viable option. By activating security setting in Apple watch, it will duly ring the emergency contact with accurate location. Also, if one has set the emergency you can even place a call.

So, to understand how from your Apple watch, one can use the security feature, follow the guide below.

1. Firmly hold and press the side button of your watch until Emergency SOS slider flashes on!
2. Do not lose hold of your side button and wait till count down rings up and an alert to sound fires up. Now, drag Emergency SOS slide.
3. Once the countdown turns off, you watch will by default ring the emergency services.

Here is the step by step tutorial to add in emergency contacts using the Health apps –

1. Load Health app > click on ‘Medical ID’.
2. Select ‘Edit’ > locate ‘Emergency Contacts’.
3. Hit  for inserting an emergency contact in the list.
4. Now, click on the contacts followed by adding the relationship you share with them.
5. Once through, tap ‘Done’ and save down your settings.

God forbid what if you lose out on your Apple watch? No, we don’t intend to break your sweat into two. But guide you with the possible solutions. And, the first thing is to locate your Apple Watch app and opt for ‘Apple Watch’ featuring under My Watch menu. Then, hit on ‘Find My Apple Watch’. You can widely view the location on map and quickly enable lost mode which will prompt in disabling Apple Pay cards.  Moreover, no one will be able to access your phone unless they hijack your Apple ID and password.

Just as we shield our devices with respective passcodes, the Apple watch can upkeep security passcode. It is an essential security feature that poses a barricade on anybody trying their hands on coming inside your phone.  With this security setting in your Apple watch, no one can view the whereabouts of your phone’s activities, the details of your cards etc.

Wrapping Up

The Apple watch is a flagship of Apple that is more of an extension to your iPhone. Its seemingly easy communication setup and showcasing up-to-date details can ease out life. However, there are some risks associated with the same. Which can be thoroughly prevented by simple security settings Apple watch covered right here!

So be safe and sane and activate security settings in your Apple watch now! Also, enlighten us with your responses in the comments section.