How to use Water Lock on Apple Watch

Ashutosh Singh

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The Apple Watch series 2 or newer has a useful feature called Water Lock. It locks the screen to prevent accidental touches in Water.

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If you use Apple Watch in water then you can use this feature. Here's how to use Water Lock on your Apple Watch.

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Apple Watch also lets you eject water from speakers after swimming or other water activity. Let’s see how it works.

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First, swipe up on your Apple Watch from the bottom of the screen to bring up the Control Center.

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Now tap on the Water Droplet icon available in the Control Center to enable Water Lock. After that it will lock the screen.

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To unlock the water lock, turn the Digital Crown until it says unlocked. It will also eject water from the speaker when you unlock it.

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Ashutosh Singh