How to Customize Message Responses on Apple Watch (2024)

>

Trending Videos

This article explains how to create text message responses on Apple Watch. We’ll also show you how to edit or delete a custom reply, as well as arrange your reply list to put the ones you use most at the top.

Customize Text Message Responses for Apple Watch

Your Apple Watch offers many premade responses you can use for text messages. This feature lets you quickly reply to a text with “On my way,” “Thank you,” or “See you soon” with a tap. But if you want to customize your response messages, it’s super simple.

1. Open theWatchapp on your iPhone and selectMessages.
   

2. TapDefault Replies.
   

3. Scroll to the bottom and tapAdd reply.
   

   

4. When the keyboard pops open, type your message and tapDonewhen you finish.

   You’ll then see your new custom message at the bottom of the list.
   

   

Rearrange Message Responses

When you create a custom text message response, it falls to the bottom of the reply list by default. But you can move it up to the top or anywhere in the list you like.

1. On the Default Replies screen, tapEditon the top right.
   

2. Drag the reply you want to move upward to its new spot in the list and release. You can continue to move additional custom messages the same way if you like.
   

   See Also

   How to create, edit, and delete default quick replies for Apple Watch

3. TapDonewhen you finish arranging your list.
   

   

What About Smart Replies?

If you have Smart Replies enabled, your custom message may not appear at the top of the list on your Apple Watch. The Smart Replies feature prioritizes the responses it believes you may want to use based on the message you received.

One option is to disable Smart Replies by turning off the toggle on the Default Replies screen. Then your responses will display on Apple Watch in the order you arrange them.

If you prefer to leave Smart Replies turned on, you should still see your custom responses on Apple Watch. They will simply appear somewhere within the list of replies.

Edit or Remove Custom Message Responses

If you want to change a message response you’ve created or remove one you no longer use, this is also quite simple. Head back toMessages>Default Repliesin the Watch app.

To edit a response, select it. Then, use the keyboard that appears to make your change and tapDone.

To delete a response, tapEdit> theminus signin red on the left of the reply >Delete. TapDone.

Use Your Custom Response

To use one of your custom responses when sending a text message on Apple Watch, scroll down the message screen until you see theSuggestions. Tap the one you want to use, and it’ll pop into your text message.