How to turn off the Now Playing screen on Apple Watch
Saturday, November 6, 20:00 lifehacker
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's tired of the Now Playing screen on my Apple Watch auto-launching every time I play a video or stream. Actually, there is a way to disable this with just a few taps. How to turn off the Now Playing screen on your Apple Watch It's pretty easy to turn it off on your Apple Watch or iPhone. Here are the steps: 1. Press the digital crown to bring up the apps. 2. Go to Settings. 3. Scroll down and tap Display & Brightness. 4. Scroll to the bottom and disable Auto-launch audio apps. Image: If you're using the Watch App from MakeUseOfiPhone, here are the next steps. 1. Open the Watch App. 2. Make sure the "My Watch" tab is displayed. 3. Scroll down and tap Display & Brightness. 4. Disable the option for "Auto-launch audio apps". Image: MakeUseOf That's it. It's really easy, isn't it? Now, the next time you play a video on your iPhone, your Apple Watch won't show the Now Playing screen. To revert the setting, simply repeat the steps above and enable Auto-Launch Audio Apps. How to manually access the Now Playing screen? But the beauty of this feature is that you can manually access it to control the music and videos you want to play from your Apple Watch. Here's how: 1. First, make sure your iPhone is playing a video or streaming. It doesn't matter if it's a YouTube video, a Twitch stream, or a Netflix movie. 2. From the Apple Watch watch face view, tap the small white play button at the top of the screen. 3. The Now Playing app opens with the name of what's playing on your iPhone. Image: The MakeUseOf Now Playing App allows you to pause and play videos and music, and adjust the volume. You can also tap the Back button to see and control what's playing directly on your Apple Watch. Now you can manage the "Now Playing" screen. While sometimes annoying, the Now Playing screen helps you control your iPhone without having to be near it. You can enable or disable this feature at any time and experiment with different options. As you experiment, you may discover hidden features of the Apple Watch that you never knew existed. AppleWatch Series 3 (GPS model)-38mm silver aluminum case and white sports band 22,339Original article: How to Stop Your Apple Watch Automatically Showing the Now Playing Screen by MakeUseOfRelated article (external site)
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