It's mildly unexpected actually and, as a result, delightful.
You get to try new things that are helpful, and they generally work. This is one of the things I love about the Apple Watch. At the end of the countdown, the Apple Watch will play a sonar-like sound and vibrate. Yes, the display will still go dark after 20 seconds, but one can just flick and raise the wrist to bring it back to life. Siri will not only bring up a countdown timer on the watch's display, but it will automatically start running. Just say, " Give me a countdown timer, five minutes." Or whatever time you need. Set a timer and look out your busiest window for one minute. Recently, I discovered a nice trick with Siri on the Apple Watch. I must mumble because Siri sometimes butchers the words that I so eloquently told her.
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" How to Prevent Your Apple Watch Display from Timing Out and Going Dark." Unfortunately, the methods described there require continuous attention to the Apple Watch. While I would prefer a mode on the Apple Watch that keeps the display alive for about 5 minutes, that's not possible right now via settings.Īs an aside here, there is a workaround. Every day, I am working furiously to get some things done before the meeting starts. Once youve set your timer with Siri, you can press the Home button to. To view the timer inside the Clock app, just tap on the countdown within Siri. Say something like 'Set a time for 20 minutes.' Siri will confirm that the timer was created and started. Siri comes to the rescue.Įvery workday at The Mac Observer, we have a staff meeting. Hold down the Home button or say 'Hey, Siri' on your iPhone or iPad to activate Siri.
While one could change faces on the Apple Watch and bring up the chronometer and a timer, there's a much faster and more convenient way. Occasionally, when one is under severe time pressure, many crucial things have to be done, say, just before a meeting or big event.
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