Apple showed off watchOS 7 at its pre-taped WWDC 2020 event today. The new update will include new types of activity tracking as well as the ability to share watch faces with others. …
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Apple Watch automatically called 911 after a man fainted
The fall detection feature on the Apple Watch helped assist a man who needed medical care after fainting and going unconscious. The Apple Watch called 911 and informed emergency personnel as to the …
Apple Watch 6 features leaked: Sleep tracking, pulse oximeter, and mental health
A new leak says the Apple Watch 6 will incorporate several new health-tracking features, including sleep, mental health, and blood oxygenation. The leak is in line with previous rumors that detailed the Apple …
Kit is Facebook’s experimental new messaging app for Apple Watch
Apple Watch owners now have a new app that lets them keep in touch with their closest contacts via Facebook Messenger. It’s a new app called Kit, from an internal R&D team at …
Germany wants to track coronavirus outbreaks with smartwatches
Germany is looking to analyze data from smartwatches and fitness devices to track the emergence of new coronavirus outbreaks in the country. Pulse, temperature, and sleep data would be collected anonymously from participating …
Future Apple Watch models may feature Touch ID and measure blood oxygen levels
Apple is reportedly working on an Apple Watch with Touch ID support. The feature may not arrive this year, but may be included on the Apple Watch Series 7 in 2021. Building on …
Apple Watch is about to get a revolutionary new health feature that could save your life
Thanks to a combination of hardware and software, Apple Watch has evolved over the years into a powerful health and wellness tool for millions of users. Soon, at least one new and potentially …
Oppo’s Apple Watch is a blatant ripoff, but it has one feature Apple should steal
Oppo’s first smartwatch looks very familiar, and that’s because it looks just like an Apple Watch. The Oppo Watch has many of the same features as the Apple Watch, but runs Android, and …
Can your Apple Watch spot a stroke in time to save your life? New study wants to find out
The internet is already full of myriad stories about how peoples’ Apple Watch has been able to literally save their life, whether it’s via the feature that lets users call 9-1-1 with their …
Apple Watch update includes important heart rate bug fix
While it may seem a bit trite to say that the Apple Watch saves lives, that’s exactly what Apple’s increasingly popular wearable does. Over the past few years, we’ve seen a number of …
