It’s one or the other.

So, if you want Double Tap, you’ll have to disable AssistiveTouch in the prefs app.

On your watch hand, quickly double tap your thumb and index finger together.

Highlighted steps to turn on Assistive Touch on an Apple Watch.

That means that only Watch models that have that chip support the feature.

Double Tap also requires that the Watch be runningwatchOS 10.1 or higher.

Here’s how to enable and use them:

On your Apple Watch, go to theSettingsapp.

Highlighted steps to turn on Assistive Touch and Hand Gestures on an Apple Watch.

Move theAssistiveTouchslider to on/green.

Tap each gesture and assign a unique action to each gesture you want to use.

Practice the gesture to confirm it triggers the action you want.

Highlighted steps where you define the hand gestures on an Apple Watch.

it’s possible for you to also enable these features via the Watch app on your iPhone.

The configs will then be applied to your Watch.