Here's What The Red Dot On Your Apple Watch Means And How To Clear It

It’s all about notifications.

Cherlynn Low for Engadget

If you look at your Apple Watch and see a small red dot at the top of its screen, it's telling you one thing: you have notifications waiting for you. Apple sends notifications to your iPhone if it's unlocked, but if it is locked and your Watch is the one that's unlocked, it will send notifications to the wearable instead. That doesn't mean you'll always catch every single one of them as they appear, however. The red dot at the top shows up if you have notifications that you've yet to read and dismiss.

How to view and dismiss your notifications

To view them, simply press and hold your watch face to open the Notification Center. Once it shows up, swipe down on your screen to scroll or turn the Digital Crown. You can read notifications from there by tapping on...

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