Secret Apple Watch feature saves you a lot of time

An Apple Watch is a useful tool for communication, productivity and fitness, but with this secret function you get even more out of your smartwatch. With this feature you save a lot of time. OMT editor Sabine explains how that works.

Setting a timer on your Apple Watch is very simple, but there is a way to make it even easier. Anyone who uses the timer app often will save a ton of time this way. Below you can read how it works.

Save time with your Apple Watch

How do you save time on your smartwatch? Well, by creating a list of favorite timers. This way you can quickly select the suitable timer for recurring activities. For example, you can easily set a timer for 4.5 minutes, so that your soft-boiled egg is perfectly prepared. Or you can set a timer for your washing machine, which will finish washing after exactly 1 hour and 36 minutes.

You can also find a list of recently used timers on your Apple Watch, but the order of these changes each time you set a new timer. If you set a timer as a favorite, its position will remain the same. This way you can always find it easily.

This is how you set the secret timer function

Open the Timer app on your Apple Watch. Swipe a timer under the cup Recent to the left and press the orange button with white star. That’s it. The timer now appears at the very top of the list of timers, under the heading Favorites.

It is possible to set more than ten timers as favourites. If you think that’s a bit too much, you can easily remove the timers from your list. Swipe left again on your Apple Watch and press the red button with the white cross in it. It can be that simple.