‘I wear an Apple Watch every single day, and I never knew you could do this.’

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Mind. Blown.

Apple Watch Series 11 on a person's wrist
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I review smartwatches for a living, so you’d think, by now, I’d know my way around an Apple Watch. In fact, the Apple Watch is the one I always return to — not only am I hooked on closing those damn rings, but it’s like having an extension of my iPhone on my wrist, allowing me to call my mom, check my email, and use Workout Buddy all while running.

Yet every day truly is a school day, as it wasn’t until today, having had an Apple Watch on my wrist for the better part of a decade, that I realized you could do this nifty little trick. Read on to find out more.

If you are shopping for an Apple Watch, you can check out our Apple Watch Ultra 3 review, our Apple Watch Series 11 review, and our Apple Watch SE 3 review here on Tom’s Guide.

How to make your iPhone lights flash using the Find My Phone feature on your Apple Watch

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The Find My Phone feature is the one of the most-used buttons on my Apple Watch, as I’m always leaving my phone lying around the house, or tucked into the pocket of the pushchair. If you’ve not used it, navigate to the menu by clicking on the button on the side of your Apple Watch, and press the icon that looks like a phone ringing.

However, it was only today that I realised that if you hold the button down, your phone light will also flash, helping you spot it even more easily.

Obviously if you have an iPhone 15 (or newer phone), and an Apple Watch Series 9 (or more recent), you can also use the handy precision tool, which lets you find your device using distance and location.

Either way, if you’re as scatty as I am, this is a tool worth knowing about, and hopefully I’m not the only one super late to the party. Let me know in the poll below if I am!

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Jane McGuire
Jane McGuire
Fitness editor

Jane McGuire is Tom's Guide's Fitness editor, which means she looks after everything fitness related - from running gear to yoga mats. An avid runner, Jane has tested and reviewed fitness products for the past five years, so knows what to look for when finding a good running watch or a pair of shorts with pockets big enough for your smartphone. When she's not pounding the pavements, you'll find Jane striding round the Surrey Hills, taking far too many photos of her puppy. 

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