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How to use the Mail app on your Apple Watch

Apple Watch Mail App

The Apple Watch ships with its own Mail app for reading emails, but it can't be used to reply to messages. You can read entire messages within the app or read them in a notification. To receive mail notifications on your Watch you need to navigate to Settings > Notifications on your iPhone and make sure the Mail slider "Allow Notifications" is enabled.

How to stop notifications from waking the iPhone display

IllLookLater

Every time the iPhone receives a notification, the display lights up and a banner is displayed. While this is a great way to keep up with current information, there are several good reasons why users might want to prevent this behavior. Keeping the screen asleep when receiving notifications not only saves battery, but it can enhance privacy and reduce distractions. Enter the jailbreak tweak IllLookLater.

How to use the Workout app on your Apple Watch

Start Apple Watch Workout

The Workout app on the Apple Watch allows you to set specific exercise goals while tracking your progress and keeping a summery of your results on your Activity app. Here are a few basic tips on how to use the Workout app. You can read more about the Activity app by hitting the link above.

To get started, tap the Workout app icon on your Watch Workout App Icon then select the workout type you want to begin. This will take you to the "goal screen" where you can set your calorie, time, or distance goals or no goals at all. Just swipe left and right and use the Digital Crown to set goals then hit Start to begin your workout.

How to stop iOS banner notifications during video playback

NoBanner tweak

Tired of watching video on the iPhone, only to have playback obscured and sound interrupted by a banner notification? Switching to Airplane Mode is not often an option, considering the video is usually streaming online. Jailbreakers can use the tweak NoBanner to solve the problem.

How to show the now playing app on iPhone

Cydia PlayingLabel

Losing track of the currently playing app can be easy for avid music lovers. After all, there many ways to play tunes on an iPhone or iPad. Normally, iOS does not display the now playing app, only the artist and currently playing track. If forgotten, the only way to find which app is playing the audio is to backtrack to the app switcher.

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