TechSmartwatchesApple is working on the biggest Apple Watch upgrade in yearsAnd you won’t need to buy a brand new Apple Watch to take advantage of itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesApple is working on the biggest Apple Watch upgrade in yearsAnd you won’t need to buy a brand new Apple Watch to take advantage of itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
And you won’t need to buy a brand new Apple Watch to take advantage of it
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
Good news for anyone who fancies a newApple Watchbut doesn’t want to spend a few hundred pounds on replacing their existing one: the next watchOS update, due later in 2023, could be the biggestApple Watchupdate we’ve seen in years.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, whosaysthat Apple is working on a new widget-based interface that will be similar to the current Siri face but enable you to keep whatever Apple Watch face you prefer.
What is Apple working on for watchOS 10?
According to Gurman, watchOS 10 will have an interface that’s “similar to widget stacks, a feature iniOSand iPadOS that lets users pile many widgets into one and scroll through them”. It’s possible that the function of the Digital Crown will change too, with a press of the Crown bringing up the widgets rather than taking you to the apps list.
Gurman suggests that part of the move is because “Apple Watch apps have barely caught on”. I think that’s true: with very few exceptions I use the core apps, or direct replacements for the core apps. A watch is a very different proposition to aniPhoneand doesn’t need the same app focus. However, Gurman also suggests that the new interface will be optional for those who are quite happy with the way things are.
If you’ve been hankering after theApple Watch Series 8, this news makes it an even better buy: although we don’t know what other Apple Watch models the OS update will support, it’ll absolutely support the current model. And with multiple reports telling us that there won’t be any massive hardware changes to the Apple Watch Series 9, it sounds like theApple Watch softwareis the most tantalising change we’ll see this year.
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