watchOS 7.2 and iOS 14.3 Add Cardio Fitness Notifications

[lartola]

Mine changed after I updated my watch. Didn't get the 3 months free though.

Cardio fitness notifications are free. The three months free are on the new fitness+ subscription service, but only for new Apple Watch users who just bought their device. For the rest of us it’s only one month free.

 

[lartola]

Yes, iOS first, then Apple Watch OS.

On minor one or two point updates, such as today’s, apple does let you update the watch without updating the paired iPhone first. Presumably that will extend to the yearly major update next year since the new family setup feature allows people to have an LTE Apple Watch without an iPhone.

 

[lartola]

I initiated the watchOS update directly from the watch before I initiated the iOS update on my phone, and both the phone and the watch updated concurrently. The watch actually finished first and all my third-party apps functioned normally even though the watch was connected directly to my wifi while the phone was unavailable/finishing up.

Yeah updating the iPhone first is no longer a requirement except on the yearly major update. And I bet even that will go away next year since the new family setup feature makes it possible to have an LTE watch without owning an iPhone.

 

[CaptMarvel]

Is this for all Apple Watches that can run watchOS 7, or is it only for some of them?

I think it’s for all and that may not necessarily be a good thing. I tried one of the core workouts in the new Fitness+ app/tab. Of course bpm is low during a core workout, but my VO2MAX tanked. Unless the readings before today’s update were OVERLY generous.

 

[Blowback]

I think it’s for all and that may not necessarily be a good thing. I tried one of the core workouts in the new Fitness+ app/tab. Of course bpm is low during a core workout, but my VO2MAX tanked. Unless the readings before today’s update were OVERLY generous.

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Where are you getting this? Mine does not look like it at all?

 

[CaptMarvel]

Where are you getting this? Mine does not look like it at all?

If you go to the VO2MAX tab, scroll down for the Cardio Fitness access. It will ask you a few questions about metrics and health. Then you should have access.

 

[Blowback]

If you go to the VO2MAX tab, scroll down for the Cardio Fitness access. It will ask you a few questions about metrics and health. Then you should have access.

Found it...Thanks! Wish 'Fitness ' and 'Health' were or could be combined.