Apple WatchOS 7 Unveiled With Sleep Tracking, Shareable Watch Faces and a Hand Washing Timer (cnet.com) 22
At the WWDC 2020 keynote today, Apple unveiled WatchOS 7, adding sleep tracking features, shareable watch faces, a hand washing timer, and much more. CNET reports: WatchOS 7 adds much-anticipated sleep tracking features, including a Wind Down mode to help you get to bed on time. When you wake up, you'll see a visualization of your previous night's sleep, including periods of wake and sleep, and a chart showing weekly sleep trends. While the watch lacks a watch face store, the new software adds the ability to share customized watch faces and complications. If a shared watch face uses apps you don't have, you'll be able to download them easily. You can also easily share a face you've created yourself with a contact, or across social media.
In terms of health and fitness, WatchOS 7's Workout app adds support for four new workouts: core training, dance, functional strength training and cool down. The Activity app where you track your workouts will now be called Fitness, and will include a new Summary tab that gives you an easy way to see your activity history, workouts and trends, all in one view. With WatchOS 7, you'll be able to use Siri to translate several languages directly from your wrist. Like on iOS 14, in the Apple Maps app on WatchOS 7, you'll be able to see cycling-specific directions on your watch in some cities. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, WatchOS will use machine learning to determine when you start washing your hands, and sets a timer so you know you're getting the recommended 20-second wash.
In terms of health and fitness, WatchOS 7's Workout app adds support for four new workouts: core training, dance, functional strength training and cool down. The Activity app where you track your workouts will now be called Fitness, and will include a new Summary tab that gives you an easy way to see your activity history, workouts and trends, all in one view. With WatchOS 7, you'll be able to use Siri to translate several languages directly from your wrist. Like on iOS 14, in the Apple Maps app on WatchOS 7, you'll be able to see cycling-specific directions on your watch in some cities. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, WatchOS will use machine learning to determine when you start washing your hands, and sets a timer so you know you're getting the recommended 20-second wash.
Just the price of the watch... (Score:1)
How much does this all cost upfront
Just the price of the watch which is as low as $179 [target.com]
and per month?
Zilch unless you opt to get a cellular model and a plan to go with it. You can also get a cellular model and simply not get a plan - still costs nothing per month but then you can make 911 calls with it in an emergency if you have no phone.
a fool and his cash, what was the old saying
Penny-wise, Pound-foolish is yet another old saying....
You may be saving the cost of an Apple Watch by not buying one. But th
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Re: Just the price of the watch... (Score:4, Informative)
watchOS 7 will be available this fall as a free software update for Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 4, or Apple Watch Series 5 paired with iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14 or later. [apple.com]
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"How much does this all cost upfront...Just the price of the watch which is as low as $179 [target.com]"
And if you already have the watch your price will be a varying amount of battery life per day. Because that's what happens to the old iPhones when they get the newest OS.
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How does it compare to something like a Xiaomi Mi Band 5 costing $40? That does all day heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, notifications etc. and has a week long battery life.
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Honestly when I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure if it would be worth it, or a big waste of money. I don't like jewellery or things on me like that and have not worn a traditional watch in 20+ years.
Now that I have it, it sucks if I forget to wear it. When I forget it, it also happens to be one of the rare times I get a phone call and miss it due to my phone being on vibrate all the time. Don't always notice the vibrate when its in my pocket (usually miss it if its on my desk) but always notice when my wr
Re: Really????? (Score:1)
Coming on the next Apple update (Score:1)
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Pfft, it's called a step counter and the competition has had that for years. How else do you think I get my daily 10000 without leaving the basement?
watchOS 7 (Score:1)
Now Pontius Pilate approved!
Sleep tracking? (Score:2)
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It seems that the watch will measure micromovements to have an idea of your breathing while you sleep.
I expect that the next Apple Watch will also feature a blood oxygen sensor, which would be very useful for sleep analysis.
Can they fix the look of the thing? (Score:1)
Is it just me, or does an apple watch on the wrist of most people just look uncomfortable and wrong?
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To me the Apple watch looks like a device desperate to not look like a cheap fitness band or a normal watch. Kind of like a uncanny valley of things on the wrist.
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