The feeling you get when you tame auto-launch for the Apple Watch Remote app.

I am becoming increasingly reliant on my Apple Watch. I use it to pay for stuff, track exercise, handle message and calls and more – it’s fair to say I’m an evangelist for what it does, except for one thing:

Auto-launch remote

The frustration is that when I am playing music or watching video on my iPhone my Apple Watch tries to help me by automatically showing me its remote-control function when I raise my wrist – even when I don’t want to see it.

It’s infuriating when I just want to access my watch to do something else.

How do I stop this? It’s pretty simple.

How to turn off the Apple Watch auto-launch remote function

• Open Settings on your Apple Watch.
• Open General.
• Open Wake Screen.
• Toggle the Auto-Launch Audio Apps to off.

In future when you play music or video on your iPhone and try to use your watch you won’t automatically be directed to the remote-control function.

So, how do you quickly and easily access that function once you’ve disabled auto-launch? I reckon the easiest way to access it is to press the Digital Crown and ask Siri: “Open Remote”.

Hope this helps.

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