Send & Receive Messages

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Access messaging
• Compose a message
• Reply or react to a message
• Delete a message or thread
• Use Live Translate

Access messaging

From the clock screen, press the Digital Crown/Home button, then select the Messages app.

Compose a message

1. Select  Compose icon. 

2. Select the Add Contact field. Select the  Microphone icon to dictate the desired contact. Select the  Add contact icon to choose a contact from the Contacts list. Select the  Keypad icon to enter the desired phone number.  



3. From the New Message screen, select the Create Message field.

Note: To edit the available auto response options, visit the Messaging Settings tutorial.



4. Select the Add icon to send Audio messages, Stickers, and Digital Touch messages. 

Note: To send a photo message, from the clock screen, press the Digital Crown/Home button, then select the  Photos app > desired photo > Share icon > Message icon, then follow the prompts.

5. From the Create Message screen, scroll to and select the desired auto response option or select iMessage to send a custom response. Select the Emoji icon to send emojis. Select the Keyboard icon to switch input methods. Type out your desired message, then select Done.



6. When finished, scroll to and select Send.

Reply or react to a message

From the desired message thread, scroll to and select the desired text input option, then follow the prompts to send your reply. 



To react to a message, select and hold the desired message, then select the desired reaction.

Delete a text message thread

From the messages screen, select and drag the desired message thread to the left, then select the Delete icon. 

Use Live Translate

Apple Watch now supports Live Translation in Messages with Apple Intelligence. Live Translation allows incoming texts to be automatically translated into a user’s preferred language. When the user responds, their response can be instantly translated for the person they’re having a conversation with.

Note: Live Translation is available on Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2, with an Apple Intelligence-supported iPhone. To use Live Translation on your Apple Watch, you must have the same languages downloaded on your Watch as on your paired iPhone.