Apple posts Apple Watch 'Guided Tours' for Phone Calls, Siri, Maps and Music [updated with video]

The latest releases follow three virtual tutorials discussing watch faces, messaging features and Digital Touch posted to Apple's webpage earlier this month. With its Guided Tours webpage, the company is offering early explainer guides while at the same time drumming up interest in Watch before preorders arrive on April 24.

Today's videos concentrate on more advanced device features like placing and receiving voice calls using Watch's built-in speaker and microphone. Users can access phone functions by tapping on the dedicated app, accessing friends via the device's side button or invoking Siri. On-screen user interface controls include handing off calls to iPhone, ending calls, muting Watch's microphone and more.

Apple says Siri may be fastest way to interact with Apple Watch. Activating Siri is as easy as raising Apple Watch and saying, "Hey Siri." It appears Siri is as full-featured as its iPhone counterpart and is able to open apps, set alarms and access information from the Internet.

Apple notes users can access turn-by-turn navigation directly on their wrist using Maps. The app will load when a user taps on detected addresses from Messages or other text, finding Maps in Glances or navigating to the home screen app icon. In Maps, a Force Touch brings up recent search options, including recent queries and button to search via dictation. Results return with location data, contact information, reviews and a selector for walking or driving directions. Navigating on iPhone automatically pushes the same data to Watch, which can provide haptic taps for upcoming turns.

Finally, Apple highlights Music capabilities like streaming over Bluetooth, both from iPhone and to Bluetooth or AirPlay speakers, playing loaded songs and browsing music libraries. The video is one of the first to explore Glances, which in this case involves swiping up to see the Now Playing screen. Here, music playing on an iPhone will automatically appear on Apple Watch.

The video A Force Touch gesture brings up a settings screen where users can select audio sources. Storing music on Apple Watch entails connecting the wearable to its charger, opening the Apple Watch app on iPhone and creating a synced playlist under Music settings.

Apple's Guided Tours webpage shows three tutorials covering Apple Pay, Activity and Workout as coming soon. The videos should be up by next week, as the first Apple Watch orders are expected for fulfillment on April 24.