Apple Watch

Apple last week announced watchOS 10, the next major update to the Apple Watch operating system. This year, Apple completely redesigned watchOS to take advantage of the latest Apple Watch hardware. In addition, watchOS 10 brings two new watch faces: Snoopy and Palette. Read on as we take a closer look at these new Apple Watch faces.

To my knowledge, Apple has never retired a watch face. Some are hardware specific, others are redesigned, but watch faces don’t leave the Apple Watch. I think that’s why the Siri watch face still exists for now, but it will need some love to stay relevant.

Apple calls watchOS 10 a “milestone update for Apple Watch.” I’ve been running the pre-release version of the software update for a few days now, and I think that’s a fair way to characterize it. Apple didn’t throw out watchOS as we know it and go back to the drawing board with a totally different idea. Instead, watchOS 10 revisits built-in apps with a design fit for modern displays and redesigns navigation to include a new widgets system.

The biggest change to watchOS this year is probably the introduction of widgets. Glanceable data is no longer constrained by watch face customization. The addition of widgets comes with a shuffle of how you navigate around watchOS 10, and some watch faces are even affected.

watchOS 10 is just a few days away, and the update sounds like a big deal for big Apple Watch screens. A new widget overlay and apps optimized for Apple Watch Ultra? Let’s go!

Not much else has been rumored for watchOS 10, however, and that’s probably because the Apple Watch software is fairly mature now. Turns out you can knock out a lot of great features in nine years. That’s had me thinking about some rather old feature requests that have never materialized – features I really thought we’d have by now.

I used to write a lot about run tracking with the Apple Watch and how it performed during races. It’s been a while, though, because, well, I haven’t run much since the pandemic. I should probably change that.

Anyway, I found myself nodding my head in total agreement this week while reading Victoria Song’s piece on The Verge about training with the Apple Watch Ultra. In the article, Victoria investigates why running distance tracked by the Apple Watch can greatly vary from the distance of a set race course.

It also includes some really good stuff from folks who work on the watch at Apple.

Apple will officially announce its next major software update for Apple Watch in just a few days. Coming at WWDC on June 5, watchOS 10 is rumored to pack a number of major changes and new features, including a major rethink of how users access information from different apps and services.

watchOS 10 is shaping up to be a major update for Apple Watch users, including a new focus on widgets as a way to give users access to glanceable pieces of information. Now, Bloomberg reports that watchOS 10 will also revamp “all of the core apps” to take better advantage of larger Apple Watch screen sizes.

The Apple Watch Ultra was launched to appeal to those wanting a more rugged and powerful version of its existing wearable, and a new range of Garmin Pro smartwatches is now following suit.

While a different proposition to the $800 Ultra, the new Fenix Pro and Epix Pro models do have some overlap, including the starting price …

Apple has released a new software update for Apple Watch that all users should download and install today. The update is available for Apple Watch Series 4 and later, Apple Watch SE, and Apple Watch Ultra.

Police in Ohio are crediting the Apple Watch with notifying them of a fatal car crash that occurred over the weekend. Sadly, the car crash left one person dead and another person in critical condition. The cause of the crash is still being investigated, but police in Columbus, Ohio, say they used a combination of technology to locate the incident.

Nomad has debuted its latest limited edition Apple Watch Sport Band. The new “Atlantic Blue” offers a rich, deep hue. Read on for a hands-on look at this new Apple Watch band and the features and benefits beyond Apple’s Sport Band.

Ah, AirPower, Apple’s ambitious wireless charging mat unveiled in September 2017 and canceled in March 2019. Who could forget the unreleased product that never even got a price tag?

Multidevice Qi chargers and Apple’s MagSafe technology have long since made AirPower look basic and dated. Even Apple’s MagSafe Duo charger hasn’t caught up with fast charging capabilities on newer devices.

Still, there’s one AirPower promise that only Apple could fulfill to make the canceled wireless charging mat completely obsolete while improving another product.

Apple released the radically different Apple Watch Ultra alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 last September. Like iPhones, Apple has made a habit of releasing new watch models each fall. Still, it’s an open question as to whether we should expect an Apple Watch Ultra 2 in 2023.

A valuable feature with Apple Watch Series 4 and later with watchOS 9 is Low Power Mode. When needed, that means up to 2x longer battery life for the wearables. Here’s how to turn on Apple Watch Lower Power mode plus extra details on how it works and everything you give up when using it.

iPod Nano served as an early Apple Watch years before the modern wearable arrived But as it happens, Apple debuted a couple of different analog watches in the 80s and 90s. A fun abstract design was on a watch Apple offered as a perk to customers circa 1994. What do you think, should Apple bring back this OG watch face? Vote in the poll below…

A handy health and fitness feature with watchOS 9 and iOS 16 is the ability to see your heart rate zones on Apple Watch and iPhone. Read on for what they mean, how to see your max heart rate, manually edit your zones, and more.

Funn Media, the developer behind Calory, WaterMinder, and more has launched a new version of its FitnessView activity tracker for coaches, trainers, and dieticians. FitnessView Teams is an elegant solution to track and manage the health and activity data on iPhone and iPad for entire teams or multiple clients using Apple Watch to help you deliver insightful and actionable feedback.

The latest Apple Watch app casualty is Meta’s popular Facebook Messenger. In the last few days, users have been getting warnings about the Messenger app for Apple’s wearable being killed off and Meta has confirmed the move.

Update: After being out of stock for seven months due to the company being unable to keep up with demand, Nomad says the bands are now available once more.

The Nomad Titanium Band got a refresh, with a much neater magnet-assisted snap closure mechanism, a more streamlined design, and a coating designed to improve durability …

9to5Mac revealed a first look at the 2023 Apple Watch Pride face and band last month, and Apple officially announced them on Tuesday. While the new band won’t be available in stores until May 24, the company has confirmed that the new Pride watch face and wallpaper for iPhone are coming next week with watchOS 9.5 and iOS 16.5. Here’s a closer look at what they look like.