watchOS 10 has only been with us for a few hours, it is the latest Operating System compatible with the Apple Watch that the Cupertino company has launched and is destined to mark a before and after in the way we interact with our Apple Watch, now that its changes are noticeable and even affect the User Interface.
Find out why watchOS 10 is the best version Apple has released in years and you should install it as soon as possible. We tell you all its new features and our experience after its first use, you will find it absolutely incredible and you will not want to pass it up.
How to download and install watchOS
Let's start at the beginning, the way we like it. You can download and install watchOS in a few simple steps, To do this you just have to go to the application Watch of your iPhone, and in the section General choose option Software update, This will quickly perform a search for the latest available watchOS versions.
If you have a device compatible with watchOS 10, you can easily install it. To do this, you just have to keep in mind that all Apple Watches from Series 10 (included) onwards will be able to run watchOS 4.
All the improvements in watchOS 10
First of all, with watchOS 10 two new watch faces arrive. The news focuses first of all on "Pallette", a sphere that simulates a color palette, quite minimalist and that honestly, doesn't tell me anything.
- The “Solar” dial now displays the hours on a bright gradient background.
- The Snoopy sphere has more than 100 different animations.
Quite the opposite of the new sphere of snoopy, an animated, fun, chatty sphere and much more elaborate than the old Disney spheres. This sphere has a very interesting dark mode that helps keep the autonomy of our Apple Watch intact, and it also has a series of specific and very fun animations. This Snoopy sphere presents different positions depending on the time of day, undoubtedly an alternative beyond the classic Disney spheres that we had previously.
Additionally, the Training and Activity app now integrates with bike sensors, improving precision in the case of electric bicycles and much more accurately detecting any type of fall that could result in harm to the user. When we start a workout, the iPhone will show the activity in real time with training data, ideal for when we leave the device on the bicycle mount.
- Now you can use Bluetooth sensors for the bike.
- Bike power: It will show your intensity level in watts during the workout.
- Power zones: It will show the functional power threshold.
- Bike speed: It will show the current and maximum speed, distance and other data.
Along with this, we also have improvements in the Health application, detecting different moods and emotions through the Mindfulness application. We already know that Apple has shown special interest this year in also supporting the mental health of its users, not focusing solely on the merely physical aspect, and that is an important advance. In this way, it can help us identify the factors that affect our mood, including It is able to identify how much time we spend outside during the day to measure exposure to natural light.
In the app Messages We will be able to see Memoji or contact photos, depending on the setting we have made. In the same way, We have the function of pinning our favorite conversations available for easy use, and even edit messages and sort them in a much more intuitive way.
Application Activity It is also renewed, with new icons in the corners making the most of the screen and allowing us to quickly share the content and check the prizes. If we turn the digital crown we will see the rings on individualized screens, allowing us to adjust the objectives and consult the data in a much more specific way than until now. Additionally, the weekly summary now includes more information and will display the avatars of the users with whom we share our Activity information.
Application Maps Now it will allow us to access offline content that we have previously downloaded on our iPhone, and the "walking radio" function will quickly calculate how long it will take to get from one point to another, offering us detailed information on the nearest points of interest.
For its part, The Weather application will now give us more effective information thanks to the visual and contextual background effects. We can check the UV index, air quality and wind speed at a glance. If we slide to the right we can consult the more specific environmental conditions, moving down we will change the view of the information by time ranges and we will even quickly consult the humidity level.
These are other functions interesting things that Apple has included:
- On Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Series 6, and later models, hours of daylight exposure will be counted.
- Real-time power grid data will be displayed from the Home app complication.
- We will detect if a child sends or receives sensitive content within the Family Sharing group.
- Emergency notifications are now displayed as critical notices.
- We can now make group FaceTime audio calls.
Compatible devices:
- Apple Watch Series 4
- Apple Watch Series 5
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch SE (2020)
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch SE (2022)
- Apple Watch Ultra (2022)
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Ultra (2023)