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How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]
Posted July 1, 2015 at 9:38pm by
Shalom Levytam
If you find you’re always running a bit late, you can set your Apple Watch a few minutes fast.
Step One
Open the Settings app then tap ‘Time’.
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235649/235649.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235651/235651.png)
Step Two
Tap the gray button then turn the Digital Crown to set the watch ahead by as much as 59 minutes. Tap ‘Set’ to save your changes.
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235658/235658.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235660/235660.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235652/235652.png)
This setting only changes the time shown on the watch face—it doesn’t affect alarms, times in notifications, or any other times (such as World Clock).
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235655/235655.png)
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Step One
Open the Settings app then tap ‘Time’.
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235649/235649.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235651/235651.png)
Step Two
Tap the gray button then turn the Digital Crown to set the watch ahead by as much as 59 minutes. Tap ‘Set’ to save your changes.
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235658/235658.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235660/235660.png)
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235652/235652.png)
This setting only changes the time shown on the watch face—it doesn’t affect alarms, times in notifications, or any other times (such as World Clock).
![How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video] How to Set Your Apple Watch a Few Minutes Fast [Video]](/images/tutorials/50171/235655/235655.png)
Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for more Apple news, videos, and tutorials.

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