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Title: Apple Releases watchOS 6 With Dedicated App Store, New Watch Faces, Noise Monitoring App and More Post by: HCK on September 22, 2019, 04:05:10 pm Apple Releases watchOS 6 With Dedicated App Store, New Watch Faces, Noise Monitoring App and More
Apple today released watchOS 6 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/watchos-6/), the newest version of the operating system designed to run on the Apple Watch (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/). Today's <!---->watchOS 6<!----> software update follows several months of beta testing. <!---->watchOS 6<!----> can be downloaded for free through the dedicated <!---->Apple Watch<!----> app on the iPhone by going to General -> Software Update. To install the new software, the <!---->Apple Watch<!----> needs to have at least 50 percent battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the iPhone. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/06/watchos6ewatchfaces.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="442" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-696535" /> <!---->watchOS 6<!----> at release is limited to the Series 3 and Series 4 <!---->Apple Watch<!----> models, with Apple planning to release the update for Series 1 and Series 2 models at a later date. <!---->watchOS 6<!----> is a major update that offers quite a few new features for <!---->Apple Watch<!----> owners. There's a dedicated App Store (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/app-store/) available on the <!---->Apple Watch<!----> for the first time, allowing apps to be downloaded on the <!---->Apple Watch<!----> independent of the iPhone. Developers can now create apps that run on <!---->Apple Watch<!----> without an iPhone element. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/06/watchos6appstore.jpg)" alt="" width="700" height="546" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-697708" /> Apps can take advantage of new APIs so you can do things like follow along with a workout or listen to streaming music from third-party services, and some built-in <!---->Apple Watch<!----> apps can be removed now that they're not tied to the iPhone. There are multiple new watch faces in <!---->watchOS 6<!---->, including Numerals Mono and Duo with large numbers, Modular Compact, a new Gradient watch face that shifts over the course of a day, a Solar Dial that visualizes the sun in a 24 hour path around the dial, and a California watch face with a mix of standard numbers and roman numerals. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/06/numeralswatchface.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="546" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-697705" /> Taptic Chimes offers up a silent touch on the wrist at every hour, and with sound activated, there's also an audible chime. Holding two fingers on the <!---->Apple Watch<!---->'s display speaks the time aloud. There's a new Noise app for measuring the noise level of the environment you're in, sending a notification if the sound is loud enough to damage your hearing. There's also a new Cycle Tracking app for tracking menstrual cycles. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/06/watchosnoise.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="619" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-696552" /> Several iOS apps have been ported over to the <!---->Apple Watch<!----> in <!---->watchOS 6<!---->, including Audiobooks, Calculator, and Voice Memos. There are new complications you can add to watch faces, including decibel level, cellular strength, rain probability, and more. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/06/watchos6apps.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="446" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-696546" /> Siri (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/siri/) can now pull up full webpage results, displaying the info right on the wrist, and <!---->Siri<!----> can look up song lyrics using Shazam even when your iPhone isn't nearby. The new Animoji and Memoji stickers from the Messages app work on the <!---->Apple Watch<!---->, and for Mac users, the <!---->Apple Watch<!----> can approve some Mac security prompts. For more on <!---->watchOS 6<!---->, make sure to check out our watchOS 6 roundup (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/watchos-6/). <div class="linkback">Related Roundups: Apple Watch (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/), watchOS 6 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/watchos-6/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Apple_Watch)</div> This article, "Apple Releases watchOS 6 With Dedicated App Store, New Watch Faces, Noise Monitoring App and More (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/09/19/apple-releases-watchos-6/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-releases-watchos-6-with-dedicated-app-store-new-watch-faces-noise-monitoring-app-and-more.2199351/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=2OkE_uu8Ukc:C83QRJdrkGs:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=2OkE_uu8Ukc:C83QRJdrkGs:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=2OkE_uu8Ukc:C83QRJdrkGs:qj6IDK7rITs) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/2OkE_uu8Ukc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Apple Releases watchOS 6 With Dedicated App Store, New Watch Faces, Noise Monitoring App and More (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/09/19/apple-releases-watchos-6/) |