Following the launch of the feature-rich watchOS 10 last year, Apple today officially released a new generation of Apple Watch operating system – watchOS 11 at the WWDC24 conference. Although the watchOS 11 update is not particularly large compared to the radical watchOS 10, it still adds some practical features to make Apple Watch’s performance in the field of health and fitness to the next level.
Here are the major updates coming with watchOS 11 in the fall:
First of all, the Activity Rings ushered in a more flexible setting, and finally support the setting of “rest days”, so that users can maintain fitness motivation at the same time, but can reasonably relax, without affecting the progress of medal. In addition, users can set personalized activity circle goals for different days of the week, such as aiming higher on weekdays and being slightly more relaxed on weekends.
Want to upgrade your training? The new “Training Load” feature in watchOS 11 will estimate your exercise load and allow you to adjust it after your workout. By integrating data such as heart rate, altitude, exercise duration, age and weight, the user’s exercise intensity and training load are calculated to help users scientifically arrange exercise plans.
watchOS 11 has launched a new health data application, Vitals, which visually presents your health data, making it easier for you to understand your health status and make healthy lifestyle decisions. The app allows users to visually view daily health data and compare it with historical data. The system will highlight the data beyond the user’s normal health and provide comprehensive analysis information to help users understand the possible impact of changes in these data. For example, if a user has multiple health indicators that are abnormal at the same time, the system prompts the user.
Menstrual Tracking, designed specifically for women’s health, has received an upgrade, now estimating the duration of pregnancy and visualizing pregnancy-related information in graphs, such as changes in the high heart rate notification threshold.
Smart Stack components will also become more intelligent, and the system will automatically add practical widgets according to different scenarios. For example, when the user travels abroad, the translation App will automatically appear in the smart overlay component; When it’s about to rain, the weather App will also appear. In addition, watchOS 11 also introduces “Live Activities” (Live Activities) function, which makes it easy for users to obtain various information in real time.
It is worth mentioning that watchOS 11 has also added a new exercise link function, so that users can share the exercise process with friends after completing outdoor sports such as late-night running, so that they know your safety status. The update also brings a translation App to Apple Watch, allowing users to translate languages directly on the watch.