Navigate your watch with AssistiveTouch: People who have limb differences can use Apple Watch and its built‑in motion sensors to answer calls, control an onscreen pointer, and even launch a menu of actions-all through hand gestures. Choose from preset Focus suggestions like working or exercising, or sync a custom Focus you've created on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Stay focused: Focus helps you stay in the moment when you need to concentrate, allowing only the notifications you want. Rediscover significant people, places, and events: Photo highlights from your Memories and Featured Photos now automatically sync to your watch, serving up something new every day. Locate misplaced devices and items: In addition to finding your friends, you can now locate your missing Apple devices and AirTags with the new Find Devices and Find Items apps on Apple Watch. See Unlock your car or home with keys in Wallet.īetter control your home: In watchOS 8, the Home app has been redesigned to make it easier than ever to control the smart devices in your home by highlighting the accessories you're most likely to use based on the time of day. Keep keys on Apple Watch: Store your home key and car key in the Wallet app on your watch, so you're never without it. Knowing your sleep respiratory rate can give you greater insight into your overall health. See your respiratory rate as you sleep: Your Apple Watch can track your respiratory rate when you're sleeping. Try new workouts: Strengthen your core with the new Pilates workout, and clear your mind and reduce stress with Tai Chi. Scribble and dictate, all on one scree: In Mail and Messages it's easier than ever to make your point by seamlessly switching from Scribble to dictation and back again.Įnjoy a mindful moment: The new Reflect feature in the Mindfulness app helps you establish a meditation practice by focusing on a short, thought-provoking theme.
The update includes various new features.Įxplore new watch faces: Switch things up with new watch faces for Apple Watch-World Time, which makes it easy to see the time across the globe, and Portraits, which brings your favorite portrait photos front and center.Įdit on the fly :To correct errors in text, use the Digital Crown to scroll precisely to the spot you want to edit. September 20, 2021: Apple releases watchOS 8Īpple has released the all-new watchOS 8 version for Apple Watch.
The update fixes one bug that would cause software update progress to be improperly displayed on the Series 3, and another that prevented the accessibility settings from showing up for Series 3 owners.
This is a fairly minor update for many Apple Watch users, but anyone still rocking (or having just purchased) an Apple Watch Series 3, this update is for you.
October 11, 2021: Apple releases watchOS 8.0.1Īpple has released its first update to watchOS 8, version 8.0.1.