How to Open Facebook on Your Apple Watch
While there isn’t a Safari browser on your Apple Watch, the WebKit engine introduced in watchOS 5 allows a full web page to be opened when tapping a link in an email or text message. While these web pages won’t have all of the functionality of your iPhone or laptop, which means you won’t be able to watch YouTube videos, you can consume most other content from Facebook. In fact, Facebook automatically formats for the Apple Watch’s screen, so you’ll be amazed at just how easy it is to read updates.
How to Flag the Facebook Email
Why an email message instead of a text message? A text message sent to yourself will also get the job done, but the great thing about an email message is the ability to flag it. This makes it easier to find the email in the future when you want to browse Facebook on your Apple Watch. Flagged messages appear as an additional mailbox under Gmail, Yahoo! and your other inboxes. You can flag the email message with the Facebook link by holding your finger on the Apple Watch display while the message is on screen (or by scrolling down and selecting Flag in later versions of watchOS). Tap Flag in the menu that pops up and the email message will appear in the Flagged inbox for easy future reference.
How to Use Facebook Messenger on Apple Watch
If your main concern is chatting with friends, you don’t need a workaround to use Facebook Messenger on your Apple Watch. Just download the Messenger app. If you already have Messenger on your iPhone, you should already have access to Facebook Messenger on your Apple Watch. However, it may be set not to display on your watch. Tap the Get button or the button with the cloud to download the app to your watch.
