The IBKR Mobile Companion app for the Apple Watch is designed to display information like your Net Liquidation, Orders and Trades, Excess Liquidity, your Current Positions and FYI badges. The IBKR Mobile Companion app will work in both the Live Trading and Read Only Modes but does not support active trading, meaning you cannot place or modify orders from the Apple Watch. After logging into IBKR Mobile on your iPhone you can check key account metrics and receive IB FYI trading notifications right on your watch.
To activate Apple Watch Glances:
- Ensure that you've updated your IBKR Mobile app to Version 8.14 or later
- Find the Watch app on your phone and go to Glances
- The bottom list shows the Do Not Include Glances. Tap the plus "+" sign to add TWS to the Include list. Use the Edit feature to change the order of the listed items to display on your watch.
To see your account information in Apple Watch:
- Press the button on the side of your Apple Watch to view the time
- Swipe upwards to access your Glances
- Swipe left through your Glances until the TWS display appears.
To receive IB FYI notifications on your watch similar to the way you receive your text messages, you first need to enable your iPhone push notifications for IB FYIs:
- Tap to open Settings and then tap Notifications
- Scroll through the list of apps in the Notification Style list until you find IB TWS
- Tap to view the IB TWS settings, and if not already enabled, slide to Allow Notifications.
Please Note
- If you do not receive updates when you are logged in, you might have to enable Read-Only access in IBKR Mobile. See: How do I enable Read-Only on IBKR Mobile?