Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 adding two new features soon

Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 are here, and later this year they’ll get even more powerful with two new features: Siri Recap and Live Rewind. Here are the details. #1: Siri Recap Siri AI is a major tentpole of watchOS 27, and later this year there’s a powerful Siri addition coming to Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. It’s called Siri Recap. Here’s [...]

Apple releases two new real-life Apple Watch stories, including a life-saving alert

Apple’s YouTube channel shared two new videos today from its “True Apple Watch Story” series, highlighting how the device helped save one woman’s life and transform another person’s fitness journey. Watch them below. Morgan’s close call and Josh’s fitness journey While Apple has long promoted the Apple Watch as a health and fitness device, the company has been increasingly turning to real-life stories to illustrate how its features [...]

watchOS 27.2 available now for Apple Watch, here’s what’s new

watchOS 27.2 is rolling out now for Apple Watch users alongside visionOS 27.2 and more. Here’s what’s new. watchOS 27.2 upgrades Siri AI in several ways and includes Apple Music design changes The Apple Watch has a new software update available now. You can download and install watchOS 27.2 from the Watch app on your iPhone, but you’ll want to install iOS 27.2 first. watchOS 27.2 is largely [...]

Apple Watch Series 12 is excellent, but I find myself missing this one software feature

Apple Watch Series 12 has been a marvel of an upgrade, at least for me. I’ve written about it many times, and personally – I have found that the Apple Watch Series 12 is a competent replacement for the WHOOP. That said, in my past month testing it, there’s one WHOOP feature I’ve found myself missing. Yes, I know – the Series 12 is old news, and there [...]

iOS 27.2 beta 4 no longer includes Apple’s overhauled Health app

An overhauled Apple Health app is coming, but it looks like iOS 27.2 won’t include it. Apple first announced the upgraded Health app in September. The company still says to expect it to launch later this year. iOS 27.2 developer beta 1 was the first iPhone software update to include the new Health app. Apple added it to iOS 27.2 public beta 1 and public beta 2 as [...]

watchOS 27 adds three new apps to your Apple Watch

watchOS 27 is the latest major software update for Apple Watch, and among its variety of new features, it adds three new apps to your Watch. #1: Siri Siri just got a major AI overhaul in watchOS 27, and one part of that is a brand new Siri app. The Siri app is available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and also the Apple Watch. watchOS 27 [...]

watchOS 27 adds three new apps to your Apple Watch

watchOS 27 is the latest major software update for Apple Watch, and among its variety of new features, it adds three new apps to your Watch. #1: Siri Siri just got a major AI overhaul in watchOS 27, and one part of that is a brand new Siri app. The Siri app is available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and also the Apple Watch. watchOS 27 [...]

iFixit tears down Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, finds mixed repairability results

Concluding iFixit’s teardown sequence for Apple’s September launches, iFixit today published the teardown of the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Here’s what they found. iFixit tears down Apple Watch Ultra 4 After applying heat to the new Apple Watch Ultra 4’s screen, iFixit’s Shahram Mokhtari uses the company’s new metal pick to pry the screen open, exposing the battery and the Taptic Engine. He notes [...]

Upgrade to Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4? Here’s how to get the most out of it

Upgrade to a new Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4? Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 bring upgraded performance and new health sensing features. Still, they can feel like the same watch in day-to-day use unless you know where to look for the changes. From new health complications to automatic Shazam recognition, a few setup changes can help you get more out of your upgrade. Here’s [...]

Here’s why I upgraded from the Apple Watch Series 10 to Series 12

I’m someone who doesn’t often upgrade my Apple Watch right when a new one comes out. The Apple Watch Series 10 I owned prior was only purchased this January, despite initially coming out in September 2024. That said, Apple Watch Series 12 was a highly compelling purchase, despite the fact that the two largely share the same design language. Here’s why I took the leap. So yes, the [...]