Reportedly, WhatsApp is testing companion app for Apple Watch series that will let users read chats, reply and react to messages, though it will still depend on iPhone for connectivity
Apple Watch's high blood pressure indicator is based on analysis of changes in blood volume as your heart beats
Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3 and SE 3 are available in India from September 19, offering new health, fitness and connectivity features with improved durability
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is expected to be powered by an updated S11 chip, and feature Satellite and 5G cellular connectivity for the first time, along with Blood Pressure monitoring
Google has launched a simplified Calendar app for Apple Watch, allowing users to view and manage upcoming events and tasks but without creation or editing functions on the device
Snapchat's Apple Watch app lets users view and reply to messages via text, scribble, or voice-but doesn't support sending or viewing snaps yet
The research wasn't directly tied to Apple's longstanding effort to build a no-prick glucose monitor, but it could ultimately help inform how the company handles that project
Mixed-reality headsets could be a new frontier for health as well, Pak said. Apple is poised to release its first product in that market next week when the Vision Pro goes on sale for $3,499
watchOS 10.1 is available for Watch Series 4 or later. It brings double tap gesture control, announced in September, to Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2
According to a report by US-based tech portal TechCrunch, the new smartwatch is powered by the new S9 chip, which the company claims is 60 per cent faster, coupled with a 30 per cent faster GPU.
Apple introduced AFib history feature for the Apple Watch during WWDC 2022, which is now available in India. The feature helps users suffering from heart ailments to monitor their health
AFib refers to a heart condition where the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat at different frequencies. In other words, the upper and lower chambers are out-of-sync
Meanwhile, among Samsung smartphone users who own a smartwatch, only 40 per cent use Samsung Galaxy Watches, the report mentioned
Sustained alerts by the Apple Watch got this Cleveland, Ohio resident to do a health check that revealed the presence of blood clots in the lungs
The service will also add three new trainers and kick off a new season of Time to Walk, starting January 9
Using this data, machine learning algorithms were created to create a prediction model
Designed by US-based Huish Outdoors in collaboration with Apple, the Oceanic+ enables recreational scuba divers to take the Apple Watch Ultra to extreme depths underwater
It would be a major breakthrough if something like the Apple Watch could detect it passively or help diagnose it, the report added
The music streaming platform mentioned that the users have to make sure to update the application to the latest version
Apple Watch Series 8 is more of a seasonal refresh than a proper upgrade from the last gen model. Yet, it makes a good buy for older generation Watch Series users planning to upgrade