The Apple Watch is a device that has enormous versatility and is known for its wealth of functions with just a twist of the wrist. Those options include compass, calculator, making a call, or answering a message. One of the ones that you have surely never noticed is accessing the internet with it. Here, we are going to show you how.
First of all, we must know that this will not be done through a conventional app or through a browser such as Safari, but will be done through a WebKit API included in the latest watchOS 5 operating system. First of all, understand that the functions that this browser can offer us are limited for more than obvious reasons due to the screen of our device. Although we never know when we are going to need to enter the internet and when it can be useful to have this access to navigate through our Apple Watch.
watchOS 5 or higher
It should be clarified that this function will only be useful if we are users of watchOS 5 or higher, so devices that have not been able to update, such as Apple Watch Series 0 or first generation, as well as those that are not updated, will not do this function. . We will explain how to perform this action.
- To start, we will have to send ourselves a Google link through the Messages app. It should be noted that any other type of search engine is also valid.
- Now, we will have to access the Messages application from our Apple Watch and click on the newly sent message.
- Once we have clicked on the search bar, Apple Watch will allow us to write letter by letter or speak (that is, in the way it usually does) to be able to carry out a search.
- We can now browse at our whim from our Apple Watch.
In a limited way but with many functionalities
It is also possible to send the web address directly so that it can be opened directly on your Apple Watch without having to type it. This can make it easier for us to view web addresses that someone sends us from the Messages application. As we have been able to verify, we must take into account the fact that being a watch, it has its limitations, so some pages will not be compatible or simply take a long time to load or only a small part of the page will appear. Still, it is possible to navigate even in a limited way.
It is true that if we look at the fluidity in devices after the Apple Watch Series 4, it can limp to the point that it can be tedious to browse the Internet with these devices. However, based on the performance that the Series 4 and Series 5 gives us, we can see a much more fluid feeling of navigation. Always pointing out that it is not the ideal device to navigate systematically. This should rather be done in a timely manner and it is not the most appropriate thing to navigate daily through your Apple Watch.