How to add, remove and rearrange apps in Apple Watch’s Dock
WatchOS 4 version comes with the overhauled Dock with a scrollable interface, so you can easily make your favorite or frequently used apps always ready. To organize the Dock to your liking, watchOS allows:
Selecting which apps display in your Dock
Deleting apps from the Dock
Rearranging apps in the Dock
Let’s find it in this post.
Add apps to Apple Watch’s Dock
You can decide which apps will display in the Dock through the Watch app on your iPhone or directly on your Watch. To do so:
On your iPhone/iPad
• Launch the Watch app on your paired iPhone with Apple Watch.
• Tap on the My Watch option.
• Choose the labeled Dock.
• Select Favorites.
• Tap on Edit at the upper-right corner.
• To add your favorite apps, tap on the green “+” icon
• Tap on Done to apply these changes
On your Apple Watch
You can easily add the running app to the Dock at any time you want.
• Press on the Side button on your Apple Watch to launch the Dock.
• Swipe your finger or use the Digital Crown to scroll to the top.
• The active app will appear at the top along with the Keep in Dock button.
Delete apps from Apple Watch’s Dock
An app can easily be deleted from your Dock if you arrange them by Recents or Favorites options. But this won’t uninstall the app from the Apple Watch. You can clear the app from the Dock either through your Apple Watch or the Watch app on your iPhone.
By deleting the unused apps, you can build your Favorites view from scratch without launching the Watch app.
On your paired iPhone/iPad
• Launch the Watch app on your paired iPhone/iPad
• Tap on the My Watch option at the bottom.
• Choose the labeled Dock.
• Tap on Favorite
• Select Edit locating at the upper-right corner.
To remove the apps from the Favorites section, tap on the red “-” icon next to an app you want to delete.
• Tap on Done when you’re done.
You can also use your Apple Watch to directly remove any app from the Favorites.
On your Apple Watch
• Press on the Side button on your Watch to launch the Dock.
• Swipe with your finger up/down to use Digital Crown to choose a favorite app that you want to delete from the Dock, and swipe left to reveal the option.
• Tap on Remove.
If you want to remove the recently used apps on the Recents view, you need to do on your Watch itself by following the above instructions because the Watch app doesn’t support the function.
Rearrange apps in Apple Watch’s Dock
You can also change the appearance of your favorite Dock apps. But this can only be accomplished through the Watch app on your iOS device and you are not able to use the Dock itself. To rearrange your Dock, simply follow the below steps:
• Open the Watch app on your paired iOS device.
• Tap on the My Watch section at the bottom.
• Choose the labeled Dock.
• Tap on Favorites option.
• Select Edit at the upper-right corner.
• Hold any drag handle in Favorites, and then drag up or down to rearrange the app.
• Next, go of your finger to put the app in the place.
• Tap on Done to apply these changes.
That’s about how you can add, remove or even rearrange the apps in the Apple Watch’s Dock. If you have any trouble, let’s know in the comment.