To ping your iPhone from an Apple Watch, swipe up from the watch face to access the Control Center and tap the Ping button (phone icon). This will make your iPhone emit a sound, helping you locate it.

Not only can the Apple Watch ping a paired iPhone, but it can cause the iPhone's flashlight to blink too. The first time I figured out this hidden Apple Watch feature was by accident.

If you think your watch may be further away, try the Find My app instead. Apple doesn't include the new Ping My Watch button in the default Control Center set, but you can add it manually by ...

How to ping your Apple Watch from the iPhone. To get started, you need to update your iPhone to iOS 17. You can do this easily right now if you hop on to the public beta, but be sure to backup ...

For longer distances apart, using the Find My app to ping your watch is the way to go. ... Wherever around you your Apple Watch ends up, Ping My Watch in iOS 17 is ready for the challenge.

If you have an Apple Watch, you can use it to ping your iPhone. It’s certainly much faster to tap a button on your watch instead of reaching for Find My, so, if you have one of Apple’s ...

In its keynote presentation, Apple used Dark Noise (a popular ambient noise app) as an example. With watchOS 26, you’ll be ...

Do you use your Apple Watch to ping your iPhone? 213 votes. Yes, I use the ping. 64 % Yes, I use the ping and flash. 9 % No, I dont use this tool. 27 % ...