How to access Keyboard on Watch SE?

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How to access Keyboard on Watch SE?

How can I enter my new Apple ID on my Watch SE? I can find the settings and Password field but I can’t get the keyboard to come up. Any suggestions?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 9

Posted on Jun 17, 2023 4:31 PM

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ElizFitz1 Author

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Jun 17, 2023 5:04 PM in response to ElizFitz1

Update: I finally figured out that I could draw the letters and numbers of my password so that problem is resolved.But still would love to have a keyboard for text messaging.

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Jun 17, 2023 5:49 PM in response to ElizFitz1

Apple Watch SE does not have a keyboard. If you wanted a watch with a keyboard, you would have needed to buy Apple Watch 8 or Apple Watch Ultra. You can download an app from the App Store called FlickType, which will add a keyboard to your Apple Watch SE. Personally, even with my 49mm Apple Watch Ultra, typing on the keyboard is not easy. It would be even less so on the much smaller Apple Watch SE.

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ElizFitz1 Author

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Jun 17, 2023 4:36 PM in response to ElizFitz1

Ok, it now is apparent the keyboard is on my screen but the only key I can read is the space and that is very clearly displayed. If I touch a spot on the screen a letter appears but I can’t see the keyboard so I can select the correct letters and numbers for my password.

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Feb 10, 2024 4:50 AM in response to lobsterghost1

You gotta be kidding me

use Crown as 'roller' to select letter , one by one (see Audi interface for navigation)

it's Apple being lazy it seems

ps. no keyboard is available on external device in Family mode setup for apple Watch

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ElizFitz1 Author

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Jun 17, 2023 7:25 PM in response to lobsterghost1

Thank you, that explained everything. I downloaded FlickType and I see what you mean about the difficulty with tapping the correct letter you need but it works well enough for short messages. Thank you so much.

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Jun 17, 2023 7:27 PM in response to ElizFitz1

You're welcome. The screen on Apple Watch SE is just too small to make a keyboard useful. Hence why Apple likely didn't make it available on the SE to begin with.

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Tom Gewecke

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Feb 10, 2024 7:36 AM in response to PKonetwothree

You can tell Apple what you would like to see added via

http://www.apple.com/feedback

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