We’ve spent some considerable hands-on time with the watchOS 5 beta, comparing it with watchOS 4 in order to discover what’s new. Have a look at our hands-on video as we walk through 50 new changes and features that are headed to the Apple Watch.

Changes covered in this video:

Activity

• Activity app competitions
• New Activity app Awards tab
• Start workout/end workout reminder

Workouts

• Two new workouts for Hiking and Yoga
• Automatic Workout detection
• New button design
• Smaller in-progress workout icon
• Rolling miles (splits of preceding miles)
• Pace alerts
• Cadence – steps per minute (SPM)

Video walkthrough

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Control Center/Notification Center

• Access Notification Center from inside apps
• Grouped notifications
• Instant manage notifications
• Access Control Center from inside apps
• Rearrange Control Center toggles
• Airplane mode toggle colors
• Connect directly to a Wi-Fi network

New apps

• New Walkie Talkie app
• New Walkie Talkie complication
• New Podcast app
• New Podcast complication
• Ask Siri to play podcasts

New watch face details

• Peach color
• Flash Light color
• Denim Blue color
• Updated Siri watch face
• New Gray color option for Siri face

Weather app

• Add or remove cities
• Tap to switch between rain, condition and temperature
• Scroll down to view air quality, uv index, wind speed, and 10-day forecast

World Clock app

• Different location list color scheme
• Add and remove cities
• Sunrise and sunset text replace glyphs

Timer app

• Updated custom button color and size
• Recents with custom timers

Mail app

• New “checking for mail” text on pull to refresh
• New “last updated” text at top of inbox
• View web content previously not viewable on watch
• New Send and cancel buttons when composing new email
• New redesigned buttons when filling in Mail fields

Settings app

• Website data settings
• Rearranged Text Size settings
• Prominent Haptics switch removed

Other app updates

• Messages – Updated button layout
• Stocks app – Add and remove stocks
• Phone app – Updated Keypad + button
• Maps – Smaller Nearby Locations text fields
• Find My Friends – Updated buttons

Additional details

• Dock – New red remove button for app cards
• Enhanced Do Not Disturb
• Student ID Cards
• Just raise your wrist and speak, no Hey Siri needed

Apple has temporarily pulled the watchOS 5 beta in order to address issue with it. We will update you once it reappears on the developer portal. In the meantime, tell us, what’s your favorite new watchOS 5 feature? Sound off in the comments below with your thoughts and opinions.