Navigate your watch with wrist gestures

To see your first notifications

To scroll to the next notification

Quickly flick your wrist away from you, then slowly turn it back towards you.

To scroll back a notification

Slowly turn your wrist away from you then quickly flick it back towards you.

You can use wrist gestures to select options in a menu or go back to a previous screen.

To see more details or take an action

To go back

Hold your arm in front of you and quickly pivot up, then bring it back normally to the original position.

Tip: Pivoting up does not exit an app. To go back to the main screen, shake your wrist.

If you're replying to a message, you can use this gesture to see the original message. You can also use this gesture to cancel a voice action before it sends.

To open the apps menu

When on the main watch screen, hold your arm in front of you and quickly push down, and bring it back normally to the original position.

To open the settings menu 

When on the main watch screen, slowly turn wrist away from you, then quickly flick back towards you.

Hold your arm in front of you and quickly shake your wrist a couple of times. You can use this gesture to go back or cancel an action before it’s completed.