TechSmartwatchesI tried the Apple Watch Double Tap feature and I love it – but not why you wouldThe new Apple Watch gesture opens up a new avenue of interaction with your wearableWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesI tried the Apple Watch Double Tap feature and I love it – but not why you wouldThe new Apple Watch gesture opens up a new avenue of interaction with your wearableWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The new Apple Watch gesture opens up a new avenue of interaction with your wearable
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)
Applejust announced its latest range of wearables, theApple WatchSeries 9and theUltra 2. Both feature a new chip and brighter displays, among other innovations, but what caught my attention was the new double-tap feature that allows you to interact with the smartwatch without touching the screen. Although the feature isn’t out until mid-October, I was given the chance to try it out when I visited Apple’s UK HQ in London recently.
Bit of a context in case you didn’t read the news about the new releases or features when they were announced at the annualApple Event 2023. Apple’s latest wearables, surely to become thebest Apple Watchesto date, were announced last week, and they are sporting a new chip that enables the watch to access Siri without internet connections, among other things.
The new chip also makes interaction faster and lets you interact with the new Apple Watches in a unique way. Called Double Tap, the new gesture control option activates when you flick your wrist to look at the display. When the screen comes on, and you tap your index finger and thumb together quickly twice, you activate the primary action displayed on the screen – without actually touching the watch!
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
I’m sure people will love the new gesture – I know I do! Better still, it’s only available on the latest watches (the Series 9 and the Ultra 2), unlike otherWatchOS 10features, because you need the new chip for Double Tap to work, which makes it less confusing to decide which Apple Watch to get. Often, it’s hard to tell what’s unique about Apple Watches as new features trickle down to older models, which look more or less the same as the new ones.
The Double Tap feature on its own has tons of potential. As mentioned above, you can only use it for a few things at present, but I’m curious to see what functions you can delegate to it. How about integrating Double Tap into workouts? Let’s say, marking laps when running or turning the different Workout Views? So many possibilities.
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For now, though, I can’t wait for the feature to arrive on my Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the Apple Watch Series 9 so I can dissect it properly. Apple doesn’t have a firm date for the launch of the new gesture – the company says Double Tapp will arrive in mid-October. Until then, I’ll have to console myself with using the two watches without the new gesture. I’m sure I’ll survive somehow.
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