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Surprisingly, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are banned from being sold by Apple in the United States due to a legal battle. After Cupertino announced it might have to halt Apple Watch sales by December 21 at its online store and December 24 at its physical stores, the company actually had to remove these watches, as the United States International Trade Commission decided in October that Apple infringed two blood oxygen patents from Masimo.While legal battles in the tech field are usual,…

Both Apple Watch and watchOS had begun to feel stagnant in recent years. While I remain nonplussed by the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9, the watchOS team knocked it out of the park this year.While the hardware platform remained more incremental than ever, watchOS was reborn with its tenth incarnation. Revised widgets, refreshed app designs, and improved workout metrics and medication reminders made it an easy recommendation for installation right off the bat — and unlike other updates in 2023, it’s been stable in my…

Apple Watch Series 9 Andy Boxall / Digital Trends The Apple Watch is one of the most popular smartwatches on the market today, and this year, we have the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Though they look exactly like their predecessors and don’t have exciting new health sensors, this year’s Apple Watches do have some fun new features. For example, Double Tap is a new gesture that lets you perform certain actions on the Apple Watch one-handed, and the new S9 chip allows Siri to perform localized requests…

watchOS 10 improves the Apple Watch in many ways, but there was one glaring omission when the new update launched in September — the removal of the ability to swipe between watch faces.Initially, many thought it was a bug; why would Apple remove such a useful feature? Well, now, in watchOS 10.2, you can swipe to change watch face again, almost as if it was never removed in the first place.Here’s how to enable Swipe to Switch Watch Face so you can change your Apple Watch faces quickly again.How to swipe between Watch…

With watchOS 10.2 now available, Apple is seeding beta 1 of watchOS 10.3. At the moment, it’s unclear what’s new with this operating system update, but there’s at least one feature that Apple has promised to add during the watchOS 10 cycle.After adding NameDrop, double-tap gesture, and the ability of Siri to read and log on-device Health requests, Apple needs to add this other feature below to watchOS: Media suggestions will appear at the top of the Smart Stack if nothing is playing on a nearby HomePod Although…

Apple has been testing watchOS 10.2 in beta form for weeks as it gets ready to release the update to watchOS 10 to the public but that testing has now come to an end. The watchOS 10.2 update is now available for download with a number of new features for Apple Watch owners around the world now able to enjoy.The watchOS 10.2 update is compatible with all the same Apple Watch models as the watchOS 10 release was which means the Apple Watch Series 4 or newer as well as the Apple Watch SE are good to go. The update is…

watchOS 10.2 is now available to Apple Watch users. This update still brings an exclusive feature to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, although some others are available to all users. This is everything you need to know about it.If you have a Series 9 or Ultra 2, watchOS 10.2 lets you ask Siri to read and log on-device Health requests. This change not only makes requests faster but more private and secure to users, as Siri can be used to access the Health app for health and fitness-related queries…

A few days after seeding the watchOS 10.2 beta 4, Apple is now releasing watchOS 10.2 RC to developers as the testing cycle nears its end. Although we still don’t know much about changes with the Apple Watch operating system, Cupertino is finally adding one of the promised features exclusive to Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users.With watchOS 10.2 beta 2, users can ask Siri to read and long on-device Health requests. This change not only makes requests faster but more private and secure to users,…

If you’re like most Apple fans, you likely have your whole life stored on your iPhone, from significant events in your calendar and photos to a long list of friends, family, and co-workers with whom you’ve made those memories. However, as useful as the Contacts and Phone apps on your iPhone 15 are for keeping track of everyone in your life, they also make it really easy to share that contact information with others when you need to. Whether that’s your own digital business card or the details of your favorite…

A few days after seeding the watchOS 10.2 beta 3, Apple is now releasing watchOS 10.2 beta 4 to developers as the testing cycle continues. Although we still don’t know much about changes with the Apple Watch operating system, Cupertino is finally adding one of the promised features exclusive to Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users.With watchOS 10.2 beta 2, users can ask Siri to read and long on-device Health requests. This change not only makes requests faster but more private and secure to users,…