Run shortcuts from Apple Watch

You can run a shortcut from the Shortcuts app on Apple Watch. Alternatively, you can use the Siri watch face to run relevant shortcuts, or you can add a shortcut complication to any watch face that supports complications. For more information about complications, see the Apple Watch User Guide.

Show a shortcut on Apple Watch

The Shortcuts app on Apple Watch shows only shortcuts that you enable on your iPhone or iPad.

  1. In the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad, tap on a shortcut, then tap to open Details.

  2. Turn on Show on Apple Watch.

  3. Tap Done.

    The shortcut appears in the Shortcuts app on your Apple Watch.

To see all the shortcuts enabled on your Apple Watch, tap Shortcuts in the upper-left corner of the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad, then tap Apple Watch.

Run a shortcut on Apple Watch

You can run a shortcut in the Shortcuts app on your Apple Watch or from a complication.

On Apple Watch, do one of the following:

  • From the Shortcuts app, tap a shortcut.

  • To run a shortcut as a complication, tap the complication on your watch face.

For more information on which shortcuts work well on your watch, see About actions in complicated shortcuts.

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