Tell time taptically!

Get the time of day without even looking at Apple Watch.

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Leander Kahney
July 21, 2023

Did you know your Apple Watch can tell you the time without looking at it? (And no, it’s not Siri announcing the time out loud.)

There’s a little-known setting called Taptic Time that will tap out the time on your wrist using the watch’s Taptic Engine.

It could come in very handy during interminable meetings when you don’t want to be seen constantly glancing at your watch. Boring dates, too! Or sucky movies. The use cases are endless!

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— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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