Normally you ll leave your apple watch on all of the time but if you need to turn it off press and hold the side button until the sliders appear then drag the power off slider to.
Turn on lights with apple watch.
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to invoke control center.
If your apple watch is off press and hold the side button until the apple logo appears you might see a black screen for a short time first.
The home app provides a secure way to control and automate homekit enabled accessories such as lights locks thermostats window shades smart plugs cameras and more.
Here s how to use it.
You might need to click the side button to see the watch face when your watch is charging the red lightning bolt changes to a green lightning bolt if your screen is blank or you see the apple magnetic charging cable icon and a red lightning bolt on the screen charge your watch for up to 30 minutes.
If your watch requires charging a red lightning bolt appears on the screen.
Make sure that the apple watch is off.
How to use your apple watch as a flashlight.
You can turn off an apple watch by pressing and holding the oval power button below the digital crown and then swiping the power off switch to the right.
It s built right into the operating system.
If the screen lights up with a watch dial when you raise the watch or press the digital crown dial on the side the apple watch is on.
Watchos 4 brought several new features to the apple watch including a new flashlight function that lights up the face of the apple watch so you can have an extra light when you re digging around.
In watchos 4 you don t even need an app to turn your watch s screen into a full press spotlight.
Tap the flashlight icon.
Go to your apple watch s watch face.
With your apple watch all your controls are right on your wrist.