Apple is certainly known for its rigorous and punctual software update policy, which concerns all its devices, starting from iPhones up to Apple Watches.
And some news has arrived precisely regarding Apple Watch. The smartwatches from the Cupertino company have just received a new update of the firmware. It’s about watchOS 10.2. The update introduces a series of interesting new features, some of which concern the management of health and safety data physical activities and their access by Siri.
Let’s go and see it together complete changelog associated with the new update for watchOS:
- Ability to access and record Health app data via Siri (available on Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2).
- Now Playing automatically appears when you’re near HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini while playing media from Music or Podcasts (available on Apple Watch Series 6 and later and Apple Watch Ultra).
- Ability to swipe to change watch faces in Settings.
- Ability to confirm the end of workouts in Settings.
- Ability to prioritize music volume or trainer voices in most Fitness+ workouts.
- Fixed an issue that could cause watch faces added in the Watch app on iPhone to not appear on Apple Watch.
So, with this new update it will be possible ask Siri directly data found in the Health app.
For example, you can ask how did you sleep last nightor how did the training go? done in the afternoon. Certainly a novelty that will have its weight in the daily use of Apple Watches, especially for those who use them in sports.
The update we just described is currently during automatic distribution globally. To do this you will need to access the Software update menu within the settings of the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
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