- Open Settings on Apple Watch, select Sound and Haptics, and use the slider to increase/decrease the volume.
- Alternatively, use the Watch app on your iPhone, go to Sound and Haptics, and adjust the volume.
- You can also enable Silent Mode on your Apple Watch from the Control Center or the Sound and Haptics settings menu.
Turn Up or Down the Volume on Your Apple Watch
Step 1: Press the Digital Crown once and tap on Settings on your Apple Watch.
Step 2: Tap on Sound & Haptics . You will find the volume slider . Use this to adjust the volume on your Apple Watch.
Once you select a particular volume, you can hear a preview. This will help you decide if this is the correct volume level for you.
How to Change Apple Watch Volume Using iPhone
The Watch app on your iPhone helps you control nearly every setting or configuration on your Apple Watch without searching for options on the dial.
Open the Watch app , tap on Sound & Haptics , and use the slider to adjust the volume.
Once you select a particular volume, you can hear a preview of the same on your Apple Watch. This will help you decide if this is the correct volume level for you.
How to Change the Volume of Bluetooth Headphones on Apple Watch
The speaker on your Apple Watch does not provide output for media playback. Therefore, you can only listen to music and media on your Apple Watch using a Bluetooth device. Once connected, here’s how you can adjust their volume.
Step 1: Swipe up from your watch face or press the side button if you’ve updated to watchOS 10 to open the Control Center .
Step 2: Tap on the ear icon . Use the slider to increase or decrease the volume.
Additionally, you can rotate the digital crown to adjust the volume on the now-playing screen in the app playing the audio on your Apple Watch.
Adjust Loud Sounds on Apple Watch
Apple has also added a feature to reduce the loud sounds from an audio output as a protective measure for your ear.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
Step 2: Tap on Sound & Haptics > Headphone Safety , scroll down and select Reduce Loud Sounds .
Step 3: Turn on the toggle for Reduce Loud Sounds .
Additionally, you can also scroll down and adjust the decibel limit. You also get an analogy to help you set the desired limit.
Turn On Silent Mode on Your Apple Watch
If you do not wish to hear any sounds from your Apple Watch, you can enable the silent mode.
Step 1: Press the Crown once to open the app library. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
Step 2: Tap on Sound and Haptics , and turn on silent mode.
Alternatively, you can open the Control Center on your Apple Watch and enable the silent mode .
You can also enable the silent mode on your Apple Watch using the Watch app on your iPhone. Open the Watch app and tap on Sound and Haptics . Turn on the toggle for Silent Mode.
Also Read : How to make your Apple Watch vibrate for notifications
Turn On Silent Mode for Specific Apps on Apple Watch
If you wish to silence notifications for specific apps on your Apple Watch, you can do so by disabling the notification sounds for the app. Here’s how:
Step 1: Open the Watch app on your iPhone. Tap on Notifications .
Step 2: Open the app you want to silence notifications for and turn off the toggle for Sound .
However, you may be unable to do this for all the apps. Some apps have notification settings mirrored from your iPhone, and you must change the notification settings for these apps on your iPhone.
Open the Settings app on your iPhone, and tap on Notifications . Select the app and turn off the toggle for Sound .
