Apple Announces watchOS 9 With Updated Watch Faces, Enhanced Fitness and Sleep Tracking Features, More

[JippaLippa]

I mean, the fitness tracking features are pretty solid. If you’ve got a Fitbit or similar you seriously use, or if you use a heart rate strap when working out, an Apple Watch might not be worth much to you for fitness features alone. But even as just a casual participant in fitness activities, fitness tracking has a lot of appeal.

Apart from that, the bigger value it has for me is acting as a sieve for my notifications. If it comes to my watch, it’s generally a lot more important than if it just arrives on my phone.

Fair enough, I don't care too intensely about fitness.
I can see the value for other people (of an apple watch), it's just not for me.

 

[WeatherWeasel]

Again, nothing outstanding. The glucose is not happening, the fitness stuff, boring to me,maybe exciting to someone. I don't need a pill reminder for my11 heart meds. Sleep, wearing a watch to sleep is rough as uncomfortble. but f it works on my watch , I will give it a try. Then if it does work, I can ditch the withings app under my mattress.

 

[t0rqx]

So is Siri and the Homekit features fixed in this release? No second tap confirmation when requesting Siri to enable a command in Homekit?

 

[onlinespending]

Come awn, Apple. We need a Notes app, even if read-only mode, on the Apple Watch. If I take my cellular Apple Watch out without my phone, I cannot simply check a note that I wrote on another Apple device.

 

[jav6454]

I love the medication tracking aspect of the app. Clear way of not having those lapses where you question yourself if you did or did not have your pill/vitamin.

 

[vannix]

I caught at least 2 apps that will no longer be used with this update. Zones and AutoSleep as Apple are bringing both their features in-house.

did they mention autosleep feature?

 

[kc9hzn]

did they mention autosleep feature?

I mean, I think the watch has had sleep quality detection features built-in for a little while now. This is just an improvement to that that can do a better job of tracking sleep phase (means it’s technically better than AutoSleep, which I remember only having light and heavy sleep info).

 

[BeefCake 15]

did they mention autosleep feature?

The sleep tracking features but will see the details later when the beta comes out.

 

[svish]

The new watch faces look good. Will try out the quick actions later on!

 

[nopster]

As mentioned, the QWERTY keyboard should work in Italian too. But on watchOS 9, this type of keyboard remains available in English only as watchOS 8. If I switch to Italian, the quick type ui appears.
Anyone has tested this in other promised languages for watchOS 9?

 

[Canyda]

Am certainly not a fan of the smaller font for workouts. Look at all that blank space!

 

[jk73]

Yes, the Watch OS update seems harder on the eyes.