A bit early than expected, Apple will release watchOS 8 public beta later today for all users who wants to preview Apple’s upcoming Watch operating system before its official release. more…
Month: June 2021
Apple execs explain how the Apple Watch will be able to ‘replace the physical wallet’ with watchOS 8
In a new interview shared today by Yahoo, Deidre Caldbeck, director of Apple Watch product marketing, and Kevin Lynch, Apple’s VP of technology, spoke about the new features on watchOS 8 and how Apple Watch can become people’s new wallet. more…
Portraits on watchOS 8 is a clever and delightful take on featuring photos with Apple Watch
Apple Watch is introducing a new version of the Photos face in watchOS 8 this fall called Portraits. It’s a delightful addition that puts a new spin on what Apple says is the most popular watch face among users. more…
First look: New ‘Portraits’ Watch Face now available in watchOS 8 beta 2
Apple today released watchOS 8 beta 2. With this new version, one of the features previewed during the WWDC21 keynote is finally available: the new Portraits Watch Face. more…
Apple releases watchOS 8 beta 2 to developers
After 17 days of the release of watchOS 8 beta 1, Apple is finally releasing beta 2 of its upcoming Apple Watch software, currently only available for developers. more…
Hands-on: watchOS 8 brings major always-on display upgrades for third-party and Apple apps
watchOS 8 didn’t receive as much focus during Apple’s WWDC keynote as other platforms, but there are still notable new features coming to Apple Watch users this year. Perhaps most notably for some users, watchOS 8 includes new built-in applications that take advantage of the always-on display used on the Apple Watch Series 5 and…
New unreleased ‘World Timer’ Apple Watch face spotted at WWDC 21 session
With watchOS 8, Apple has announced some new features for Apple Watch users, including a new Mindfulness app, photo sharing, and more. Usually, every new watchOS comes with new watch faces, but this year, Apple has only shown one new watch face — Portraits. However, one of the WWDC 2021 sessions revealed that there’s another…
Poll: Which WWDC 2021 announcements most excited you?
We yesterday summarized everything Apple announced in the WWDC 2021 keynote, which covered iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8, iCloud+, and more. Reactions have been mixed, with some suggesting that the event wasn’t as exciting as it could have been, while others have expressed the view that Apple has introduced a solid set…
Apple releases watchOS 8 beta 1 to developers
After the WWDC 2021 keynote, Apple is now releasing the first beta of watchOS 8 to all developers. more…
watchOS 8 for Apple Watch brings Photos improvements, mindfulness features, multiple timers, more
Apple is previewing watchOS 8 for Apple Watch at WWDC 2021. Here’s what’s new: more…