How to change the VoiceOver settings in watchOS 9 on your Apple Watch

When you activate an item, your Apple Watch will vibrate slightly as confirmation. To turn vibrations off, set the toggle switch for Haptics to Off.

Select Braille*. On the next page, choose your device in the Choose a Braille Display section.

You can change the settings for Braille Output, Braille Input, Word Wrap, Alert Display Duration, and Braille Tables.

For a list of braille commands you can use with VoiceOver see Apple's article Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your Apple Watch

*Note: If you are not already on the VoiceOver settings page, follow steps 1-3 at the beginning of this article. 

Select Keyboards*. On the next page, scroll to the bottom of the screen to the Devices section. Put your keyboard in pairing mode and choose it when it appears in the list.

You can change the settings for Phonetic Feedback, Typing Feedback, Modifier Keys, and Keyboard Interaction Time. 

As well as using the keyboard for text input, you can use it to navigate your Apple Watch using the following keys.

*Note: If you are not already on the VoiceOver settings page, follow steps 1-3 at the beginning of this article. 

By default, when you select an item, you’ll receive hints such as “double-tap to activate”. To turn this off, set the toggle switch for Speak Hints to off.

Another way to navigate your Apple Apple when using VoiceOver is with the Digital Crown. You rotate the Digital Crown to select an item, then double-tap the display to activate the item. To enable this, set the toggle switch for Digital Crown Navigation to On.

You can set VoiceOver to speak when you raise your wrist to wake your Apple Watch. If you are on the watch face, VoiceOver will announce the time, if not, VoiceOver will announce the page heading.

If you don't need the display turned on to operate your Apple Watch, turning on the Screen Curtain can give you added privacy by turning the display off. To enable the Screen Curtain, set the toggle switch Screen Curtain to On.

When announcing the time, VoiceOver only includes the seconds if the watch face is displaying seconds. However, you can set VoiceOver to always say the seconds regardless of whether they are visible or not. Or you can set VoiceOver to never say the seconds. Select Speak Seconds and choose from the options on the next page. Select Speak Seconds and choose from the options on the next page.

If you use hand gestures with VoiceOver, you can change the action that each gesture performs. Select Hand Gestures.

On the next page, under Customise Gestures, select a gesture, then choose a new action.

You can also change the gesture that activates hand gestures. By default, you activate hand gestures by double-clenching your fist quickly.  You can change the activation gesure to a Double Pinch or you can set it to None so that hand gestures are active as soon as you wake your AppleWatch. Scroll down and select Activation Gesture. Finally, choose how you want to activate Hand Gestures.

Select Hand Gestures. On the next page, select the Learn More… link found below the Hand Gestures toggle switch.

On the page screen, select one of the gestures. Perform the gesture as shown on the screen. Your watch will react when the gesture is performed.