Apple just announced a slew of new features for theApple Watch at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday.- The new features include a sleep-tracking app, a hand-washing app, a tool for sharing watch faces with friends, and support for a wider arrange of workouts, including dance.
- The next version of Apple Watch software, WatchOS 7, will become available in the fall.
Apple unveiled a raft of new features for the Apple Watch at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which was held remotely Monday.
The features include new ways to customize your Apple Watch face, as well as health-focused tools that could help propel the Apple Watch to more directly compete with FitBit and other wearables for health enthusiasts.
Apple unveiled a new sleep tracking tool, one of the most highly-anticipated Watch features. The tool uses the Apple Watch's microphone, motion sensors, and pulse reader to keep tabs on how deeply a user is sleeping throughout the night, and can wake them up with sounds or haptic touch in the morning.
Apple Watch will also get a handwashing tool, which detects when you're washing your hands by sensing motions and the sounds of running water, and prompts you to continue washing until a 20-second timer runs out.
And Apple Watches will soon be fitted with new features geared towards exercise — the Workouts app will support new types of workouts including dance, and the Maps app is getting an upgrade to provide better routes and directions to cyclists.
Users already have the option to customize their Apple Watch face, but the upcoming software will make it possible to share faces with contacts or import other people's faces via the web.
The device's newest operating system, WatchOS 7, will be rolled out later this fall.