Apple is reworking its watchOS in a fundamental way on its jubilee 10th version. No more honeycomb of apps and a focus on the individual watch face – say hello to stacks of widgets and apps that fill the entire screen.
WatchOS 10 is out for developers today and will come in Public beta a month from now for everyone to try. As usual, the OS will arrive in final form this fall, alongside the forthcoming Watch Series 9. With watchOS 10, the main screen is now the so-called Smart Stack – a carousel of widgets that give glanceable information and move from one to another with the digital crown. Apple is making changes to the physical controls as well – a press on the side button opens the Control Center at any time – a double press on the Digital Crown takes you back to your recent apps. The new Smart Stack With the new update, apps will use more of the screen real estate, showing you more information. Apps use the screen estate better Naturally, there are some new watch faces. Palette depicts time in a variety of colors and changes as the day goes on. There’s also an exclusive Snoopy and Woodstock clockface too. The new Palette watch face The Apple Watch Ultra is getting more and more competitive to Garmin’s watches. With watchOS 10, users will get offline maps with turn-by-turn navigation accessible from an iPhone to a paired watch.
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