Vratislav Holub Apple presented watchOS 9. After a long wait, we finally got to see the traditional developer conference WWDC 2022, where the Cupertino giant annually presents new operating systems and their changes. Of course, the system from our Apple Watch was not forgotten either. Although it hasn't seen as many changes as iOS 16, it still has a lot going for it and is able to pleasantly please. So let's take a look at the individual news that Apple has prepared for us this time.
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Right from the beginning, the apple company boasted a number of interesting small novelties that clearly deserve our attention. Specifically, there are new animated watch faces, improved playback of podcasts and the ability to search for them based on content. What can pleasantly please someone is also the support for VoIP calls. The center of the Apple Watch in general is of course the watch faces. They will now display even more information and significantly richer complications. A new user interface for the voice assistant Siri and improved notification banners follow this pattern.
Exercise
Apple has not even forgotten the main purpose of the Apple Watch - to encourage activity in its user. Therefore, the native Activity app will now offer better metrics for tracking performance, regardless of user level. In the same way, vertical oscillation sensing, upper body movement monitoring, ground contact time measurement and many others are also coming. It is also worth noting that an even greater amount of information is displayed directly during exercise. In this regard, so far we only have the ability to see the time, calories burned, heart rate and practically nothing else. Fortunately, this should change, also with the support of heart rate zones. You can also enjoy the possibility of adjusting the exercise parameters according to what you, as a user, want to focus on. Notifications during the workout can also be customized. They can then notify, for example, of reaching the heart rate zone and others.
It will also be possible to change the displayed information directly during the exercise, with the help of the digital crown. What will especially please runners is the possibility of automatically saving repeatedly completed routes, which also applies to other types of exercise. A quite interesting novelty is the possibility of switching between several types of exercises. Triathletes, for example, will appreciate something like this.
Sleep and health
The Apple Watch can handle sleep monitoring for some time already. But the truth is that Apple faces a lot of criticism in this regard, which is why it is now bringing improvements to this segment as well. Specifically, it will be possible to monitor individual phases of sleep, for which the system will use the possibility of machine learning.
When it comes to health, Apple also focused on our hearts. That's why watchOS 9 brings improvements in atrial fibrillation risk alerts, history storage and the ability to share it with your doctor, specifically in PDF format. A new Medication application will also arrive in the system. Her job will be to remind users to take their medications and not forget them. In addition to the Apple Watch, the app will also arrive in the native Zdraví in iOS. Of course, all health data is encrypted on the device.
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