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What does the red dot on the top of the Apple Watch face mean?

What does the red dot on the top of the Apple Watch face mean?

Posted on Aug 3, 2016 10:40 AM

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Posted on Aug 3, 2016 11:12 AM

Hi


The small red dot status icon at the centre top of the watch face indicates that you have one or more unread notifications.

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To open Notification Centre and view your available notifications, when viewing the time on your watch, swipe down on the display, then tap on each notification to read it in full.


More information:

About notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Aug 3, 2016 11:12 AM in response to deebee412

Hi


The small red dot status icon at the centre top of the watch face indicates that you have one or more unread notifications.

User uploaded file

To open Notification Centre and view your available notifications, when viewing the time on your watch, swipe down on the display, then tap on each notification to read it in full.


More information:

About notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

What does the red dot on the top of the Apple Watch face mean?

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