How to Set a Timer on Your Apple Watch

If you're looking for a convenient way to keep track of time, setting a timer on your Apple Watch can be a great solution. In this article, we'll show you how to set a timer for 1 minute 30 seconds and explore some additional features of the watch's timer function.

To get started, open the Watch app on your iPhone and go to My Watch > General > Wake Screen. Under On Tap, select either 15 or 70 seconds as the time period. You can also choose to reset the timer at any time using the 'Reset' button.

Once you've set your timer, press the Digital Crown when the watch is already awake to start the countdown. You can also tap on the display or wake your watch by pressing the Digital Crown once to interact with it and set the timer in motion.

If you want to choose a different time period for your timer, simply press the Digital Crown and move the circles clock-wise until they show the desired time. In this case, we're setting the timer for 1 minute 30 seconds.

As you count down, you can also select an alarm tone to go off when the timer expires. Choose from options like a tornado siren, newborn baby, sunny day, music box, bike horn, and simple beep.

Finally, if you need to set a timer for a different amount of time, it's easy to change the setting. Simply click on 'Use different online timer' and enter your custom message and select your alarm tone.

In this example, we've set our timer to 1 minute 30 seconds with a message of 'Time for another 30 pushups!' and an alarm tone of bike horn. When the countdown is finished, the watch will alert you with a beep.

With these simple steps, you can easily set a timer on your Apple Watch for any amount of time. Whether you're exercising, studying, or simply keeping track of time, the watch's timer function has got you covered.

Set timer for 1 minute 30 seconds