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When it comes to watches, southpaws often get the short end of the stick. Unless lefties buy a destro watch<\/a>, they have to learn to wear watches on their dominant hand instead of the nondominant hand as recommended. But that doesn\u2019t have to be the case with all smartwatches. Because smartwatches have touchscreens, some watch manufacturers have given lefties the option of flipping the screen orientation so it appears \u201cupside down.\u201d This, in turn, gives users greater control over where the watch\u2019s buttons are, making it easier to use a device worn on the right hand.<\/p>\n

While not every smartwatch allows you to switch screen orientation, two of the biggest players \u2014 Apple and Samsung \u2014 do. For Wear OS, you currently have to use third-party apps to rotate the screen \u2014 although Google is purportedly adding the ability to flip screen orientation on future Wear OS watches<\/a>. Unfortunately, it\u2019s not currently possible on either the Fitbit Sense<\/a> or Versa 3<\/a> or on more recent Garmin devices.<\/p>\n

But hang on, you might say, didn\u2019t my smartwatch prompt me during setup to choose the wrist I plan to wear it on? Often, yes \u2014 this is something many users are asked to do as soon as they power on a brand new smartwatch. However, keep in mind that this doesn\u2019t always refer to screen orientation. Generally, this prompt is meant to help the watch run the correct fitness tracking algorithms, depending on whether you wear your device on your dominant or nondominant hand. <\/p>\n

While it\u2019s a shame that you can\u2019t flip your screen orientation on every smartwatch, here\u2019s how to do it on the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 lineups. We\u2019ll be sure to provide an update if and when other smartwatch makers decide to enable this feature in the future.<\/p>\n

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Apple has long given users the ability to customize their watch\u2019s screen orientation. You can tweak this setting from your phone or directly on the watch itself.<\/p>\n

To flip screen orientation using the watch:<\/p>\n