Your Apple Watch is so much more than a timepiece, with plenty of apps and built-in features that make going about your day a touch more convenient. Here are some Apple Watch features you’ll want to keep on hand:

• From the watch face, swipe up. Tap the Ping iPhone button (the icon of an iPhone with curved lines on both sides), and your iPhone will make a tone so you can track it down. Touch and hold the Ping iPhone button, and your iPhone will flash as well.
• Open the Camera app on your Apple Watch and it will automatically open the Camera app on your iPhone. Frame the shot and shoot using your Apple Watch. Turn the Digital Crown to zoom.
• Cover your Apple Watch with your hand to silence incoming call alerts.
• Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch, tap Clock, then turn on Speak Time. Hold two fingers on the watch face to have the time announced.

To get even more out of your Apple Watch, try the following apps. (You’ll need to install them on both your iPhone and Apple Watch.）

Did you know that you can control Keynote on your Mac using your iPhone and Apple Watch? After installing Keynote on both devices, set your iPhone as a remote control for your Mac, and you can use your Apple Watch to play and pause Keynote presentations on your Mac. For more details, tap the link below.

Another headlining feature of Apple Watch is how it can help you stay active. The watch’s Activity app is super-useful for tracking your workouts (including walking, running, cycling, etc.), but you can also challenge yourself and mark your progress with apps that target your favourite sports.

YaoYao - Jump Rope transforms your Apple Watch into a skipping counter. Whether it is single unders, double unders, missed jumps, skipping speed, exercise time or heart rate, this app will help you tally them all.

SwingVision is an AI tennis-training app that tracks shot speed, depth and accuracy. It also provides automated scoring to keep things competitive, as well as post-match stats to help get that debrief session going. Wear your Apple Watch during your match to view all the relevant information on your wrist, while tracking other data such as calories burned and running distance.

Tell MySwimPro about your swimming goals and schedule, and it will create a personalised training plan for you. Wear your Apple Watch in the water, and the app will give you basic data such as distance, laps, time and calories burned, as well as more advanced information including lap splits, strokes per lap and your SWOLF score (the sum of your stroke count and time for a lap).

Redpoint is a professional climbing tracker that supports bouldering, trad climbing, sport climbing, top-rope climbing, ice climbing and more. Wear your Apple Watch when rock climbing, and you can view data such as total height, ascent height, heart rate, speed and route difficulty during your climb.

If you need some practice before hitting the court, try working on your three-pointers with AirShot. It uses Apple Watch to detect your motions and give auditory feedback, like that satisfying swish as your ball sails through the net, or a clang as it bounces off the rim (make sure your Apple Watch isn’t muted).

The app can also simulate the audio of an air pistol, a motorcycle throttle and even a golf swing. How fun is that?