We’ll tell you which Apple Watches support the new version and what cool features are new in watchOS 11.
watchOS 11 is out and this is what’s new
With watchOS 11, you can gain deeper insights into your health and see how your workouts are affecting your body over time. Plus, watchOS 11 brings many more features to your Apple Watch!
watchOS 11 requires an iPhone Xs or later or iPhone SE (2nd generation or later) with iOS 18 and one of the following Apple Watch models:
- Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Series 10
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Ultra 2
To install watchOS 11, do the following:
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone;
- Tap ‘My Watch’ at the bottom;
- Tap ‘General’ and then ‘Software Update’.
Make sure your Apple Watch is charged to at least 50 percent before updating!
New features in watchOS 11
watchOS 11 was already revealed on Monday 10 June and is now finally available to everyone. It contains all kinds of fun functions and improvements. For example, you can now pause the activity rings on your Apple Watch and the translation app is available. We list the most important innovations for you.
Vitals
Your Apple Watch measures all kinds of health values ​​during your sleep, such as your heart rate, breathing rate, wrist temperature, sleep duration and oxygen saturation. The new Vitals app then analyses this, so that you gain more insight into your health.
Training load
Training Load measures how your workouts affect your body over time. It shows you how workouts from the last 7 days strain your body compared to the last 28 days. Useful if you’re training for a competition, for example.
Pregnancy
After you report your pregnancy in the Health app, the Cycle Tracking app on your Apple Watch shows how far along you are in your pregnancy and lets you log common pregnancy symptoms.
Activity rings
The Activity rings on your Apple Watch help you move and exercise more. With watchOS 11, you can customize them more to your needs. From now on, you can pause your rings for a day, a week, a month or longer without it affecting your medal goals. Handy if you are injured, for example.
Dial Photos
The Photos watch face in watchOS 11 helps you choose the best photos based on design, composition, and facial expressions. You can also personalize your watch face by changing the size and format of the time, choosing a font, and more.
Translation app
The Translate app is available on your Apple Watch for the first time, so you can now look up a translation in any of the 20 supported languages ​​right from your wrist. You can also now use the Double-Tap gesture to scroll through apps, like Messages, Calendar, or Weather.
Here’s what else is new in watchOS 11
- The Workout app has more workouts where you can track distance, including soccer, American and Australian football, hockey, lacrosse, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, golf, and rowing. Plus, you can see your route map for more workout types.
- Custom workouts are now also available when swimming indoors. For example, set an interval training with work and recovery phases, plus haptic signals when it is time for the next interval.
- Of Tap to Cash You can send and receive Apple Cash by simply holding your Apple Watch near another Apple Watch or iPhone.
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