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watchOS 11 removes Siri face on Apple Watch
It was this month a year ago when I posed the question: Will the Siri face survive watchOS 10 and Apple Watch widgets? To my knowledge, Apple has never retired a watch face. Some are hardware specific, others are redesigned, but watch faces don’t leave the Apple Watch. I think that’s why the Siri watch face
How to Use Double Tap on WatchOS (2023)
A smartwatch is designed to make your life easier and get you off your phone. Every time you have to dig your phone out of your pocket to read a notification, a digital fairy dies. However, a smartwatch is also less useful if you have to drop whatever you’re doing to squint and poke your
watchOS 10 could be the star of WWDC with ‘notable’ UI changes on the way
Image: Foundry Of all the operating systems set to be released at WWDC, watchOS generally gets the least attention. But a new report says version 10 will be the surprise hit of WWDC, bringing a “fairly extensive upgrade.” According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple is planning to deliver a substantial upgrade to watchOS this
Gurman: watchOS 10 to bring ‘notable changes’ to Apple Watch user interface
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the next major version of watchOS – ostensibly watchOS 10 – is set to feature significant changes, including notable updates to the user interface. watchOS 10 will be officially unveiled at WWDC in June. This week, Apple confirmed the conference will kick off
Here are all of the ways watchOS 8 and Series 7 point to greater iPhone independence… and what’s still missing
While watchOS 8 seems like a light update on the surface, it’s actually indicative of much larger changes that are likely coming down the road. One thing that has become increasingly obvious is that Apple is preparing for greater independence from the iPhone. They’re making several changes both in watchOS 8 and with Apple Watch…
16 of the Best New Features in watchOS 8
Apple’s watchOS 8 doesn’t revolutionize the general Apple Watch experience, exactly (nor does the Series 7, for that matter). Instead, the update adds a number of fun, useful, and otherwise welcome improvements and features to the tiny Apple devices we’ve come to know and love. We’ve rounded up 16 of our favorites that we think…