In addition, the watch now works with Wi-Fi, extending how far you can go without a phone with you.
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And now in watchOS 2, you can screen grab your weekly Activity Summary whenever you want, too – not just incredibly quickly when Apple decides you should see it. Force Touch through in the app and you can save the snapshot.
These new faces show 24-hour time-lapse videos of locations around the globe, including Paris, Shanghai, New York and my favourite Mack Lake in California.
There are a lot of new watch faces, allowing users to customize their watch the way they want. An important feature of the new software include a new time travel function, which allow the users to rotate the Digital Crown on the Apple watch to access information later schedules, calendar entries, and weather.
Double tapping the watch’s side button will launch your digital Wallet’s pre-loaded bankcard of choice, then all you need to do is move your wrist in the direction of the terminal.
It could be a long week for those eager to get their hands on the Apple Watch. Use the Digital Crown to zoom in on the photo that appears, or zoom out to see the entire synced album.
Wearable tech is one of those things that you might as well keep up with, even if it’s not on your wrist.
Android smartwatches had a head start of several years over the Apple Watch.
Apps can also run natively on Apple Watch now. There are now more than 10,000 watch apps available including a GoPro’s app acts as a viewfinder for your camera.
Glances can also be launched via Siri on Apple Watch, and you can also reply to emails or make FaceTime audio calls.
– Before, the watch displayed only current pace during your runs.
You can also add a third-party complication to the main watch screen that will inform you of the next flyover time of the global Space Station.
Even with the update, the Apple Watch still isn’t a must-have gadget for everyone, the way smartphones have become.
Apple’s new spirit of third-party cooperation means that exercise monitored through non Apple-created apps will now count towards your Workout ring calorie and activity goals, as well as supporting heart rate measured through the Watch’s sensors and Core Motion.
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Apple Watch is known for monitoring your movements throughout the day to help you achieve your fitness goals. Be warned, however, that it takes a while to sync up. Now that it’s transitioned beyond its role as an iPhone companion, we’ll likely have to (slowly) reconsider Apple Watch’s role in our lives. I’ll update this as soon as it changes.
