WWDC 2022: Apple WatchOS 3 Boosts Fitness Info, Speed

Apple, at the contempo concluded WWDC 2022, teased an update to WatchOS that promises a faster and more seamless experience on Apple Watch, as well as some features that put it more in line with its iOS counterparts.

The Apple WatchOS 3 is expected to arrive in the fall and boasts app loads times that are seven times faster than watchOS ii as per what Apple's VP of Technology Kevin Lynch revealed at WWDC 2022. The speed is partially thank you to a new 'dock' system that is able to launch congenital-in and third-party apps instantly. All this can be washed by accessing pressing the sentinel's side button.

Interestingly, the dock takes its inspiration from the iTunes Cover Menstruation, making the dock pretty much familiar thank you to its OS X origins. Every bit per the new design, y'all can decide the apps you'd like to include. They should "respond instantly," Lynch said, "and the information yous look at should be updated before y'all get look."

Other included UI tweaks should brand the Apple tree Watch feel more than familiar to iOS users: swipe up from the lesser to view the control center, for case. If you need to reply to a message, meanwhile, but tin can't dictate a response, a new feature known as Scribble will let you draw messages on the screen of the Apple tree Watch, which volition be translated into text.

In add-on to speed, WatchOS iii—like the new Messages feature in iOS 10—is all well-nigh customisation. Want to switch picket faces? Just swipe. You tin also add more 'complications' to certain faces, like a weather forecast. Custom responses to messages are now possible thanks to the addition of stickers, handwriting, full-screen effects and invisible ink.

On the fitness front end, a new app for Health called Breathe (above) will aid you become more than zen by guiding you through simple, deep-breathing sessions. If y'all need a reminder to calm down, prepare smart notifications. During a session, the watch volition provide haptic feedback (vibrations) to help set your animate rhythm.

For those on the opposite end of the spectrum, Apple demonstrated action sharing and used the app to notify users about their friends' fitness progress. It's integrated with the Letters app, making it a snap to let a friend, family member, or personal trainer know you've washed more button-ups than they have.

Finally, Apple added emergency notifications. Pressing and holding the side button can notify a designated emergency contact. The health information card bachelor in iOS 9 is now also in watchOS 3 and first responders tin can exist summoned via a Wi-Fi telephone call fifty-fifty if your iPhone isn't accessible.

WatchOS is available to developers now and volition roll out as a free update to everyone else this fall.

Almost Chloe Albanesius

Chloe has led PCMag's news coverage for more than 10 years, editing and writing stories nigh the innovations that accept shaped the last decade and the companies behind them. She also oversees the site'south how-to coverage. Earlier joining PCMag.com, Chloe was a reporter covering tech policy on Capitol Hill for The National Journal's Technology Daily and fiscal IT for Incisive Media in NYC. She's held internships at NBC's Meet the Press, washingtonpost.com, the Tate Gallery press part in London, Gyre Telephone call, and Congressional Quarterly. She graduated with a bachelor'due south degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C.

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