There is a Chinese, Hebrew or Islamic lunar calendar wrapped around a moon with a live rendering of moon phases, as well as animated numbers designed by Chicago artist Joi Fulton.
Heart Rate Zones view uses max and resting heart rate to create personalised zones and shows time spent in each zone, and elevation view displays current elevation and elevation gain and visually maps your elevation progress during a workout.
There are targets for Intensity, strokes per minute for Rowing, revolutions per minute for Cycling, and incline percentage for Treadmill displayed on the screen.
Redesigned compass app with more in-depth information and zoomable views (Apple Watch Series 5 and later) Primary face supports both an analogue compass dial and a digital view of the current bearing and direction.
Sleep stage tracking using data from the heart rate sensor to detect time spent in REM, Core and Deep Sleep, as well as time spent awake Comparisons chart provides a view of heart rate and respiratory rate along with time asleep in the Health app on iPhone
The ability to log as-needed and scheduled medications, as well as the amount and time taken, are available.
Weekly notifications with an estimate of the percentage of time spent in atrial fibrillation during the previous calendar week Highlights show which day of the week and time of day it is highest.
The Podcasts app now includes the ability to search, download, follow shows and explore content, as well as third-party email support.
Enhancements and features:
- Low Power Mode maintains core features of Apple Watch while temporarily disabling select background features, such as Always On display and heart health notifications, to extend battery life
- Support for international roaming allows you to stay connected to your mobile network while travelling abroad (Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 5 and later)
- Expanded keyboard languages including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish available on Apple Watch Series 7 and later
- Communication safety setting in Screen Time gives parents the ability to enable warnings for children when they receive or attempt to send photos that contain nudity in Messages
- Cycle deviation notifications alert you if your logged menstrual cycles show a pattern of infrequent periods, irregular periods, prolonged periods or persistent spotting
- New Cardio Recovery metric estimated by Apple Watch available in the Health app
- Reminders app updated to support editing so you can add key details like location, tags and deadlines
- Calendar app redesigned to support creation of new calendar events with ability to switch to day, list and week views
- Enhanced Podcast experience with support for search, and the ability to follow and unfollow shows, and discover new content in Listen Now
- Dock updated to show apps running in background at the top
- Notifications redesigned with streamlined slimline banner when actively using Apple Watch