How to Find places and explore with Apple Watch?

Find places and explore with Apple Watch

Your Apple Watch has a Maps app for exploring your surroundings and getting directions.

Ask Siri.

Say something like:

• “Where am I?”
• “Find coffee near me.”

WARNING: For important information about avoiding distractions that could lead to dangerous situations.

Search the map

1. Open the Maps app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap Search, then tap to dictate or to scribble. On Apple Watch Series 7 you can also use the QWERTY and QuickPath keyboard (U.S. English and Simplified Chinese only).

Note: Scribble is not available in all languages.

Find a nearby service

1. Open the Maps app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap , then tap a category such as Food Delivery or Parking.
3. Tap a result, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll the information.
4. Tap < in the top-left corner to return to the list of results.

Note: Nearby suggestions aren’t available in all areas.

Find a nearby service

View a guide

1. Open the Maps app on your iPhone, tap the search field, swipe up, then do any of the following: • Tap a cover that appears below Guides We Love. • Tap Explore Guides, browse the guides, then tap a cover.
2. Swipe up, then tap next to a location’s name—the name of a park or restaurant, for example.
3. Choose the guide you want to add the location to or tap New Guide.
4. Open the Maps app on your Apple Watch, scroll up, then tap the guide you added the location to.

Note: Guides are not available in all regions.

See and search your current location and surroundings

1. Open the Maps app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap Location.
3. To search around your location, tap , then tap Search Here.

Tap Transit Map to see nearby transit options.

On Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 5 and later, a blue cone on the map shows the direction your watch is facing.

Pan and zoom

• Pan the map: Drag with one finger.
• Zoom the map in or out: Turn the Digital Crown. You can also double-tap the map to zoom in on the spot you tap.
• Go back to your current location: Tap at the bottom right.

Get info about a landmark or marked location

1. Tap the location marker on the map.
2. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll the information.
3. Tap < in the top-left corner to return to the map.

Tip: To call a location, tap the phone number in the location info. To switch to your iPhone, open the App Switcher. (On an iPhone with Face ID, swipe up from the bottom edge and pause; on an iPhone with a Home button, double-click the Home button.) Tap the button at the bottom of the screen to open Phone

Drop, move, and remove map pins

• Drop a pin: Touch and hold the map where you want the pin to go, wait for the pin to drop, then let go.
• Move a pin: Drop a new pin in the new location.
• Remove a pin: Tap it to see address information, turn the Digital Crown to scroll, then tap Remove Marker

Tip: To find the approximate address of any spot on the map, drop a pin on the location, then tap the pin to see address info.