What's new in watchOS 7? Sleep tracking, hand washing alert, and more

No doubt that Apple Developers Conference WWDC — Worldwide Developers Conference for this year was very brilliant in all respects, and Apple really announced a large number of new features and additions in all aspects of the software for its various operating systems and services, not to mention the company’s announcement of the adoption of ARM processors in its computers, which is a big leap And the quality, but in this article we will talk to you specifically about the new watchOS 7 update for Apple smart watches, which did not differ from the rest of the updates in terms of features and their abundance.

1- Big Updates on Watch Faces

Apple started talking about new watch faces for the system, and here Apple mentioned that developers will now be able to add many features and features, on the one hand, on the other hand, users will be able to share their favorite watch faces with others directly.

If one of your friends has a unique design for his watch face, you can ask him to share it with you directly! Watch faces can now be shared via a direct link or through a message, and within the conference, a new Apple Watch Face used the new features, a Chronograph Pro, which included information about speeds and distances during the transition.

2- Major update for maps

Apple smart watches, and after the new update of the Apple Maps integrated in the watch, will be able to display the route when cycling or other similar sports, as well as the watch will be able to alert users if there are sidewalks or stairs in front of them, but some of these additions will be launched In the first selected cities are New York, San Francisco, Shanghai and Beijing.

3- Change the name of the Activity app for Fitness with new features

WatchOS 7 will also include a process to change the name and identity of the Activity app to be Fitness, regardless of the name, the app will offer the same features, but with new features, including movement tracking in dance-based exercises, the watch will also be able to recognize some types of famous dances and determine whether The exercise involves moving the upper body, the lower body, or the entire body.

4- Sleep tracking feature, up to Apple Watch

Within the new update, users will now be able to track sleep and its habits through the new and anticipated Sleep Tracking feature, as well as the watch will provide you with all information about your sleep habits.

The new feature will be able to track movements during sleep using the acceleration sensor and will inform you if there is anything abnormal. Also, the watch, as Apple announced at the conference, will allow the wearer to have a summary of his night as soon as he wakes up, including the number of hours he sleeps, the times he wakes up and returns to sleep during the night and more features Also, an hour will display the user a weekly report that explains the quality of his sleep.

5- New Wind Down Mode

Wind Down application will be available for the watch and the iPhone and it is related to the previous feature because it will help you to sleep and relax through many operations such as canceling the arrival of notifications, opening relaxation and meditation applications, running a playlist for music or the Quran and the user will be able to create an integrated routine to be applied automatically when Activate the Wind Down mode, in addition to that, the application will integrate with the Home App.

6- A huge update for the Siri personal assistant on the Apple Watch

The new system will give you access to many updates to Siri, and as Apple announced, Vsiri will be smarter in converting voice to text when writing messages, as well as Siri will provide greater features and features for translating texts so that you can have a conversation with someone who speaks a language you do not know very easily.

7- Track your hand washing in watchOS 7

The watch is now and with the new update, you will automatically know when you wash your hands, and this is simply by recognizing the movement of your hand and by relying on hearing the sound of water! And when you start washing your hands, the watch will start calculating the time for washing your hands, to later alert you if you have not washed your hands for long enough, and the matter here is related to the Corona virus, of course.

8- Hearing protection

The latest feature of the new update is the Hearing Protection feature, which will be presented in the new update, and this feature is based on WHO recommendations not to be exposed to sounds louder than 80 decibels for more than 40 hours per week, and in the event that you exceed this limit, especially when wearing headphones, you will The watch notifies you directly, of course, and in order for the feature to be more effective, Apple will allow you through the iPhone and the Health application to set a maximum limit for the sound of headphones that cannot be transgressed.

The watches that will support watchOS 7 update

The new update will be available for Apple watches starting from the third generation Series 3, but in order to be able to use the new update, the watch must be connected to an iPhone running the new iOS 14 system, and as we know, the system will be available for iPhone 6s and later.

As for when the update will arrive, the developer version is already present, while the first open public beta will be available in July, while the final and stable version has not been determined for all users, but it will be in the fall of this year.