Ignoring Phone Calls with Apple Watch
I’m surprised I didn’t know this:
When your Apple Watch rings [for a phone call], simply place your hand over the watch. This mutes the ringing but doesn’t send the call directly to voicemail. Your voicemail will only pick up after the appropriate number of rings, indicating that you missed the call rather than forcefully rejecting it.
This makes perfect sense, covering the watch with your hand is more powerful than any of the hardware buttons. It’s the equivalent of iPhone’s sleep button, the silent switch, and do not disturb in a simple, natural gesture.
It’s worth noting the volume down button on iPhone does the same thing: the ringer stops on your end but the phone keeps ringing on the other end. Sending someone straight to voicemail is the modern equivalent of “fuck you” and literally everyone knows it.