Apple presented the next update for Apple Watch, watchOS 11, a new version focused on health and physical exercise. These are its main new features.
Compatibility
This new update requires your iPhone to be updated to iOS 18, so the first thing you need is an iPhone XS or later which is already updated to this version. Apple Watch models that can be updated to watchOS 11 include:
- Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Ultra2
Vital signs
A new application is coming to our watch: Vital Signs. The Apple Watch continuously records important health metrics like heart and respiration rate, temperature, sleep, and blood oxygen while we sleep. With this new application We will be able to consult all this data quickly, analyze it and see the most important metrics, so at any time we can see if there are any that are outside our normal range. We may even receive a notification if two or more of these measurements are out of the ordinary, even indicating the possible reason why they occurred.
Pregnancy
When a woman logs her pregnancy in the Health app on iPhone, the Cycle Control app on her Apple Watch will display her gestational age, and she can also log the most common symptoms based on her gestational age. Also The variation in vital signs that occurs during this time will be taken into account. so that you do not receive unnecessary notifications, for example due to high heart rate, which usually increases during pregnancy. The Walking Stability feature will also take this into account to warn of a higher risk of falls, which is more common during the third trimester.
training load
The Apple Watch incorporates a new feature that will be very useful to those who use it during their workouts. Training Load records the impact of training intensity on our bodies over time. So that we can know what stress our body has undergone over the last seven days compared to a 28 day period, so that training decisions can be made based on the objectives we are seeking.
To do this, after each training session, its difficulty will be quantified on a scale of 1 to 10. This score This will happen automatically in most workouts, although there are others like strength training, it will be the user who must indicate it at the end. The user will be able to see the training load of the last 7 days, compared to that carried out during the last 28 days, in order to be able to see if it is below, stable or above and thus modify their training to obtain best results.
Activity
With watchOS 11, changes are coming to Activity Circles, like the ability to pause them for a day, a week, a month or more, so that a vacation, illness or injury doesn’t ruin your footage. activity. Also you can set personalized daily goals, so that on weekends we can be more relaxed, for example. In the Fitness app we can customize the Summary screen to see what interests us, with new metrics such as running, walking, walking and mindfulness.
smart battery
The smart stack that we access by swiping up from the bottom of the screen gives us important information at a glance. New widgets such as Photos, Shazam or Distance are now available, and the widgets that appear will also change depending on the time of day, location and our daily routines. Widgets are now interactive so we can interact with the Smart Stack app and now we also have live activities, with real-time information, like on the iPhone lock screen.
Cover photos
The Photos sphere now better chooses the photographs presented to us on the screen of our iPhone, using machine learning and recommending images based on aesthetics, composition and even facial expressions, frame the image with the clock and provide a feeling of depth
Report, translate and double tap
We will be able to maintain contact with other people during training, so that they are informed of the end of our race. We will also have the Translate app on our Apple Watch to be able to quickly access the translation in other languages without having to use our iPhone. When we are traveling and the Apple Watch detects that we are in another country, the app widget will automatically appear to make things even easier for us. And the Double Tap function can now be used in any application, even third-party, to be able to navigate between them.
Other news
- The Training app now offers GPS tracking in more activities, like soccer, hockey, skiing, golf, and more.
- Custom workouts can now also be used for swimming and we will be able to see what we have left of the current interval and a preview of the next one.
- Maps now offers offline hiking directions, but for now only for US national parks
- Summary notifications like on iPhone
- If we have tickets in our wallet, we will now be offered information about the start time of the show with live activities.
- Tap to Cash lets you pay someone else by tapping your Apple Watch on your iPhone or Apple Watch.
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