If your Apple Watch keeps making noises when you don’t want it to, there’s a simple way to mute it. Apple has a feature that allows you to quickly mute sounds by covering your Apple Watch with your palm. Here’s how to enable and use this feature:

1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
2. Go to the My Watch tab and select Sounds & Haptics.
3. Scroll down and turn on the toggle switch for Cover to Mute.

Once you have enabled the Cover to Mute feature, follow these steps to use it:

1. When you receive an alert, cover your Apple Watch display with your palm.
2. Keep your palm on the display for at least three seconds.
3. You will feel a vibration confirming that your Apple Watch has been muted.

Your Apple Watch will remain muted until you manually unmute it. To enable notification sounds again, swipe up from the bottom of the screen (watchOS 9 or earlier) or press the side button (watchOS 10) to open Control Center, then tap the bell icon to unmute your Apple Watch. Note that if your Apple Watch is running watchOS 9.4 or later, any wake-up alarms will not be silenced when you use Cover to Mute, as the gesture could accidentally activate while you’re asleep.