Apple Watch: How to enable top of the hour Taptic Chime alerts

A lesser known feature of Apple Watch is the ability to enable top of the hour Taptic Chimes. The handy capability works in both silent or ring modes and includes two customization options. Here’s how to turn on hourly chimes on Apple Watch. Taptic Chimes add a whimsical way to be more in tune with what time it is.

In addition to being able to set up top of the hour chimes, you can opt to get the alerts every 30 or 15 minutes on your . While the feature is officially an Accessibility option, it can be valuable for anyone. Along with hourly, half hour, or quarter hour chimes, you can also pick between two sounds – Bells or Birds – which work when your Apple Watch is set to ring.

How to get hourly chimes on Apple Watch You can also enable chimes from iPhone with the Apple Watch app > Accessibility > Chimes. Here’s how the process looks to turn on hourly chimes on Apple Watch: After you toggle on Chimes, choose what time interval you’d like them and what sound you prefer.

If you have your Apple Watch on silent, you’ll get the chime as a few gentle haptic taps. Thanks for checking out our guide on setting up chimes on Apple Watch!.