How to ping iPhone from Apple Watch

THANK YOU!!!! Not having the “ping option” was driving me crazy. It is found (with a side button I don’t even realize I had 😂)!

Anastiasa wrote:

How do I ping my iPhone to find my Apple Watch.

Tap the side button, the flat oval button next to the Digital Crown. This will bring up the Control Center.

Isot0pe wrote:

After spending 2 hours trying to find the ping app...

"Hey Siri, find my iPhone"

Another annoying apple “update” that only makes things more complicated and unuser friendly.

How can you ping from your Apple Watch to find the location of your iPhone using iOS 17?

This is so inconvenient! I hate this change!!!

nadya71 wrote:

How to ping iPhone from I watch

Please start reading this thread from the beginning. The answer has been provided repeatedly.

ACToQueen wrote:

This still doesn't work for me. Just brings up my recently used apps. I just want to click the little icon! ;(

TAP THE OVAL BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE PHONE.

Bluesparent wrote:

it used to show battery level and turn on and off notifications

where did it go

As has been explained repeatedly in this thread, you press the oval button next to the Digital Crown to bring up the Control Center. All those things are still there.

I have just spent over 30 minutes on the phone to Apple call centre and they have no idea about this! Thank you for your assistance. So I have pressed the side button, gone into the control centre but can't see how to ping the phone?

Thanks IdrisSeabright. The whole picture of phone with parentheses no longer exists on my watch! I then changed it to list and couldn't find it there either. I used to find it very easy to find by swiping up but since the last update - it's gone!

IrnBruEileen wrote:

Thanks IdrisSeabright. The whole picture of phone with parentheses no longer exists on my watch! I then changed it to list and couldn't find it there either. I used to find it very easy to find by swiping up but since the last update - it's gone!

It sounds as if your are looking in Apps, not the Control Center. You get to Apps by pressing on the Digital Crown. The button you need to press to bring up the Control Center is the one next to the Digital Crown. It's oval and almost flush with the bezel.

That's exactly what I was doing, confusing the Control Centre and Digital Crown! Thanks so much IdrisSeabright, I did as you suggested and voila - problem solved! You were much more helpful than Apple call centre, thanks once again

IrnBruEileen wrote:

That's exactly what I was doing, confusing the Control Centre and Digital Crown! Thanks so much IdrisSeabright, I did as you suggested and voila - problem solved! You were much more helpful than Apple call centre, thanks once again

I'm glad to hear it helped!

Adamsfamily1 wrote:

How to have my iPhone 17pro option on my watch ping the location of my iPhone 17 pro

Your post is a bit unclear as there is no such thing as an iPhone 17 Pro. However, if all you're asking about is how to ping your phone from your watch, the explanation has been given several times in this thread: Tap the side button (flat oval button next to the digital crown) to bring up the Control Center. Tap the icon that shows a little phone.