watchOS 10.1 is now obtainable as a free software program replace for suitable Apple Watches. The most recent model of watchOS delivers a flagship characteristic to the brand new Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Extremely 2. The replace additionally contains extra options and bug fixes for watchOS 10.
Double faucet gesture
Beginning with watchOS 10.1, the brand new double faucet gesture is obtainable on Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Extremely 2. Right here’s how Apple describes the brand new hardware-exclusive characteristic:
With a brand new double faucet gesture, customers can simply management Apple Watch utilizing only one hand and with out touching the show. Customers can faucet the index finger and thumb of their watch hand collectively twice to shortly and conveniently carry out most of the most typical actions on Apple Watch. Double faucet can even open the Sensible Stack from the watch face, and one other double faucet will scroll via widgets within the stack.
Double faucet controls the first button in an app so it may be used to cease a timer, play and pause music, or snooze an alarm. The gesture can be utilized to reply and finish a cellphone name, take a photograph with the Digital camera Distant on Apple Watch, and even change to the brand new Elevation view within the Compass app to see the relative elevation of saved waypoints.
Early reviewers with pre-release entry described the gesture favorably. There’s additionally a much less tuned model as an accessibility characteristic on different Apple Watch fashions. So when you see folks doing finger puppets within the wild, it’s in all probability simply this characteristic.
NameDrop
watchOS 10.1 additionally brings NameDrop to the Apple Watch, and this characteristic isn’t restricted to the Sequence 9 and Extremely 2. NameDrop helps you to selectively share particular contact info between different Apple Watches and iPhones. Much like AirDrop, you possibly can provoke a NameDrop share from the Contacts app on watchOS 10.1 when one other up to date watch or cellphone are close by.
Appropriate with watchOS 10.1
These Apple Watch fashions are suitable with watchOS 10.1:
- Apple Watch Sequence 4
- Apple Watch Sequence 5
- Apple Watch Sequence 6
- Apple Watch SE (1st and 2nd gen)
- Apple Watch Sequence 7
- Apple Watch Sequence 8
- Apple Watch Sequence 9
- Apple Watch Extremely
- Apple Watch Extremely 2
watchOS 10.1 requires a paired iPhone working iOS 17 or later, nevertheless, so iPhone 8 and iPhone X are usually not suitable.
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