How to Mirror Your iPhone Screen on Your Apple Watch

Technology access shouldn't be difficult for anybody. Apple gives the option to mirror the screen of your Apple Watch onto your iPhone, making it more accessible and user-friendly for those with motor and physical limitations. The Apple Watch mirroring function, which was first available with iOS 16, lets you access and manage your Apple Watch directly from the screen of your iPhone. To find out how to mirror your Apple Watch on your iPhone, keep reading.

Make Your iPhone

This option, which can be found in your iPhone's accessibility settings, casts the screen of your watch onto your iPhone using a modified version of AirPlay. The Apple Watch mirroring allows you to operate your Apple Watch from your iPhone in addition to casting the screen. Having said that, the following describes how to mirror your Apple Watch using your iPhone:

• Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
• Scroll down and tap the Accessibility settings option.
• Here, locate and tap the Apple Watch Mirroring button under the Physical And Motor section.
• Now, toggle Apple Watch Mirroring and wait for your iPhone to connect with your Apple Watch. This might take some time. It did take up to 30 seconds for us.

A pop-up notification titled "Apple Watch Mirroring Sharing Started" will show along with a blue outline around your watch face once mirroring starts.

How to Use Your iPhone to Control Your Apple Watch

You may now operate your Apple Watch directly from your iPhone after mirroring its screen to your watch. In addition to using applications—which include watch-specific apps and functions like Heart Rate and Walkie-Talkie—you can also manipulate physical input by pushing the side button and twisting the digital crown. When the actual side button or crown on your Apple Watch malfunctions or does not operate, this may be useful.

Here's how to use your iPhone to operate your Apple Watch.

• Tap the Digital Crown icon on your iPhone to bring up the App library.

• Tap the Side button to access the Control Center on your Apple Watch.

• Swipe up & down or left & right on your iPhone, which will be replicated on your Apple Watch.
• Tap and hold the Digital Crown to invoke Siri on your Apple Watch.

• From your App Library, tap the app you want to open and witness how it is mirrored precisely on your Apple watch as you do so.

In other words, once your Apple Watch's screen reflects on your iPhone, you can manage anything on your watch from your phone.

This concludes the tutorial on mirroring your Apple Watch to your iPhone and controlling it directly from the iPhone. This feature provides a more seamless and integrated method for people with physical and motor limitations to engage with their Apple Watch.

Your iPhone and Apple Watch need to be linked and in close proximity for you to be able to mirror the two devices.

To start, make sure your iPhone is turned on for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. If that doesn't work, try resetting the Apple Watch's sync data or unpairing and pairing it once again.