How to turn the volume off on apple watch

Setting up your Apple Watch with a new iPhone can mean its sounds are at full volume, and so is Siri. Here's how to quieten them down.

It's great that Apple Watch can make loud alarm sounds, and that Siri can answer you brightly and clearly. If you've just moved your Apple Watch to a new iPhone, though, then you could be finding that it's all just a bit too loud.

That's especially with Siri, which practically bellows out phrases like "Done," and "I set your alarm." You can turn down the volume — but for some reason, you have to do it in two places.

Apple divides sounds into Siri's voice on the one hand, and everything else on the other.

How to turn down the volume on the Apple Watch for everything but Siri

1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings
2. Scroll to Sounds & Haptics
3. Tap on the volume indicator under the heading Alert Volume
4. Use the Digital Crown to lower (or raise) the volume

If rotating the Digital Crown instead scrolls up and down this Sounds & Haptics screen, you haven't tapped on the volume indicator.

Tap on the Alert Volume slider, then use Digital Crown to lower, or raise, the volume

To be sure you don't then accidentally go on adjusting the volume, you can tap the Sounds & Haptics button at top left to go back. Or you can just press in the Digital Crown.

In either case, you have just changed the volume for absolutely everything, except Siri.

How to turn down the volume on Siri on the Apple Watch

1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings
2. Scroll to Siri
3. Then scroll very far down to Voice Volume - Speaker
4. Tap on the volume indicator under that heading
5. Use the Digital Crown to lower (or raise) the volume

Again, come out of this before you accidentally undo the volume change by rotating the Digital Crown.

Adjusting Siri and alert volumes

It's quite a surprise just how loud Siri can be on an Apple Watch, especially when you haven't chosen to set it that high. It's not at all surprising, though that a very loud Siri can be the last thing you need.

Siri's volume has to be set separately

Before you go into a church, or a hospital, say, you can go through these steps to change the volume.

But you can also do this. Swipe up from the bottom of the Watch face, and tap on the symbol of a bell. The symbol gets a line through it, and its black background turns red.

This is silent mode, except it isn't silent. It turns off pretty much every alert you can get — you'll still hear alarms, you'll still get haptic taps.

It doesn't affect Siri, though.

So as a last resort, if you're somewhere quiet and Siri starts shouting at you, slap your whole hand over the Watch face. Cover the face with your palm, and Siri will instantly shut up.

While Apple Watch users often like to wear their watch everywhere, there are times when the silent mode needs to be activated, particularly when notification sounds might disturb other people. For years, Apple Watch has been among the most popular smartwatches in the market, and that is because of how versatile the device is. With watchOS, Apple Watch complements the experience users get on iPhones.

Further, Apple Watch has also emerged as a promising health monitoring device. The Apple Watch not only tracks heart rate, but is also capable of detecting irregular heart rate rhythms. In addition, it can record an ECG from the user's wrist and check blood oxygen levels too. The Apple Watch is also capable of tracking a range of different workouts, including running, cycling, strength training, and swimming.

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Although one can lower the volume of the Apple Watch, putting it into silent mode might be required sometimes. The easiest way to silence notifications on an Apple Watch is via the Control Center. Unlock the smartwatch and swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Apple Watch Control Center. Now, scroll down and tap on the bell-shaped icon located on the left. This will enable the silent mode on the Apple Watch, muting notification sounds for incoming calls, messages, or other app-related updates. However, the watch will continue to provide haptic notifications even in silent mode.

Enable Silent Mode On Apple Watch Via Settings

Another way to silence the Apple Watch is through the Settings menu. Press the Digital Crown to open the app drawer and tap on the Settings app icon. Scroll down and select 'Sound & Haptics.' Here, right below the volume slider, there is an option to enable Silent Mode. Tap on the toggle to turn it on. One thing to keep in mind is that even with the Silent Mode activated, Apple Watch will not mute alarms and timers when it is charging. Users also have the option to enable Theater Mode on the Apple Watch, which not only mutes notifications but also stops the screen from waking when raising the wrist.

Turning on the Do Not Disturb mode is yet another way to keep the Apple Watch quiet. It is located in the Control Center as the moon-shaped icon. However, the Do Not Disturb mode turns off both audio and haptic notifications. Hence, one might lose track of incoming calls or important messages entirely. Users can also mute the Apple Watch through the Watch app on their iPhones – all they have to do is tap on the 'Sounds & Haptics' option in the app and enable the silent mode.

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