Apple Watch has gotten smarter. Gathered all the changes in watchOS 9

Along with iOS, iPadOS and macOS, Apple, as usual, introduced the operating system for the Apple Watch – watch OS 9. Judging by the number of changes that the watch receives every year, we can say that everything has been squeezed out in the current form factor and sensor set in Cupertino. Most likely, something really new awaits us in the next version of the watch. The good news is that from year to year Apple tries to give its users new watch faces and improves the ability to customize old ones.

ПОДПИСЫВАЙСЯ НА НАШ КАНАЛ В ЯНДЕКС.ДЗЕНЕ И ЧИТАЙ ЭКСКЛЮЗИВНЫЕ СТАТЬИ БЕСПЛАТНО

watchOS 9 finally got the option track sleep phases. More in-depth monitoring of health indicators has appeared, which will be especially useful for people involved in sports. Let’s see what’s new on Apple Watch with watchOS 9.

watchOS 9 – Supported Devices

Every year with the release of a new firmware, the question arises: which devices will receive it? List Apple Watch that will be updated to watchOS 9, we published in a separate article. Recall these models:

• Apple Watch SE.
• Apple Watch Series 4.
• Apple Watch Series 5.
• Apple Watch Series 6.
• Apple Watch Series 7.

The update will not receive popular due to its Apple Watch prices Series 3. This is the cheapest watch in the Apple Watch line, and many people bought it to try what it is. Last year, with the update to watchOS 8, this model had problems – it lacked internal memory. They were introduced in 2017 along with the iPhone X. Most likely, they will be discontinued this fall. All Apple Watches with large screens will remain relevant.

watchOS 9 – watch faces

The main innovation of each watchOS versions many call it the new dials. It’s hard to disagree with this opinion, because Apple does not allow third-party developers to create watchfaces for their watches. Therefore, each new one finds its audience.

Pro watchOS 9 watch faces We have a separate article. Let us recall the main innovations. There are three new watchfaces: “Lunar”, “Playtime” and “Metropolitan”. Lunar represents the moon against the background of the starry sky, on top of which there is a clock, and is surrounded by a calendar. Playtime is just a fun dial, where the numbers have legs and emotions that they periodically show. Metropolitan is as close as possible to the classic clock, where the analog clock face is located in the center with widgets in the corners.

ПОДПИСЫВАЙСЯ НА ТЕЛЕГРАМ-КАНАЛ СУНДУК АЛИБАБЫ. ТАМ КАЖДЫЙ ДЕНЬ ВЫХОДЯТ ПОДБОРКИ САМЫХ ЛУЧШИХ ТОВАРОВ С АЛИЭКСПРЕСС

But this is not the most important thing. Apple also upgraded its old watch faces. For example, the Modular, Modular Compact and X-Large watchfaces received new color schemes for both the background and the font. And the Portrait watch face now supports portrait shots of animals.

It’s good that Cupertino continues to add new features to create a truly individual watch for the taste of each user.

watchOS 9 – what’s new

Determination of sleep phases

One of the most notable new features in watchOS 9 it becomes possible to track the phases of sleep. What cheap Apple Watch bands have been able to do for a long time, they learned to do only in 2022. Now, if you sleep in the watch, you can see in the Health app on your iPhone what time period was in which phase – deep or light sleep, REM or awakening.

There you can see heart rate and breathing in each of the phases. The main thing to remember is that if you decide to sleep on your Apple Watch, then you should charge it before going to bed, as there is a possibility that you may not have enough battery until the end of the next day. Keep an eye on the charge level.

Medications

watchOS 9 has a new Medicines app. It is related to the section of the same name in the Health app on the iPhone. The names of the medicines you are taking are entered on the smartphone, the schedule for taking them is set, and the watch notifies you at the right time. On the Apple Watch, you can mark that everything is accepted, and this will be reflected in the application.

Workout

During training, it became possible to track heart rate zones. This is a new indicator that was previously absent in watchOS. It allows you to evaluate the intensity of the workout. In the course of its passage, the zones of the heart rhythm also change. Apple Watch learns from your personal data and automatically detects zones. But they can also be created manually if you don’t trust automation.

For more efficient running workout hours learned to determine stride length, ground contact time and vertical oscillation. They can also offer you a competition with their own time on a given route.

A triathlon workout has emerged that combines swimming, cycling and running. Moreover, the watch itself can determine what you are doing at a particular moment in time, and switch for a more accurate calculation of indicators.

ECG

With the release of the Series 4, the Apple Watch introduced the ability to detect atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can indicate health problems.

In watchOS 9, if the watch detects atrial fibrillation, then it becomes possible to track the history of atrial fibrillation. With this feature, you can see when an arrhythmia is active and how it is affected by sleep, exercise, or your weight.

ПОДПИШИСЬ НА НАШ ЧАТИК В ТЕЛЕГРАМЕ. ТАМ СОБРАЛИСЬ ТОЛЬКО ИЗБРАННЫЕ ЧИТАТЕЛИ

Also in the system there were small innovations, of which the following can be distinguished:

• Focusing can now be adjusted for each watch face individually.
• A full-fledged calendar application has appeared in which you can create events and navigate through the days.
• Applications running in the background take precedence over applications in the Dock and take up more space there.
• Third-party messengers can set up their apps to work with Apple Watch calls.
• The battery on Apple Watch Series 4 and Apple Watch Series 5 will be calibrated to a new one to more accurately estimate maximum capacity.

Apple did a good job update. There is something for every user group. For some, dials, for some, training, and for some, new indicators of health assessment. However, there is a feeling that ideas in Cupertino are starting to dry up. If some new sensors do not appear in the next generation of watches, then new features for watchOS 10except for the next dials, it becomes more and more difficult to imagine.