The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 bring the double-tap hand gesture to the forefront. Here's how to set up and use this feature on older watches.
Apple’s magical “new” double-tap gesture works on old watches—here’s how to use it
watchOS 9
watchOS 9.6.1 fixes health apps not tracking Parkinson’s disease symptoms
The watchOS 9.6.1 release notes mention fixing a bug preventing Apple Watch apps from tracking symptoms that are indicative of Parkinson’s disease.
Install iOS 16.6 and other Apple updates to get fixes for actively exploited flaws
iOS 16.6 and other Apple updates bring security fixes for many vulnerabilities, including ones that have been actively exploited in the wild.
Install iOS 16.5.1, macOS Ventura 13.4.1 and watchOS 9.5.2 to fix security issues that have been actively exploited
According to the iOS 16.5.1 release notes, the latest updates fix security issues in the kernel and WebKit that have been actively exploited in the wild.
watchOS 9.5.1 drops with unknown security fixes
Apple's release notes for watchOS 9.5.1 mention that the update includes unspecified security fixes and improvements for Apple Watch users.
watchOS 9.5 releases: Pride Celebration watch face, new beta installation method
Though omitted from the watchOS 9.5 release notes, Apple's simplified installation method for Apple Watch beta updates is also included in this update.
Apple confirms it will release iOS 16.5 and watchOS 9.5 next week
Apple has announced the release date for iOS 16.5 and watchOS 9.4: next week. iOS 16.5 and watchOS 9.5 are required for the new Pride Celebration watch face and iPhone wallpaper, but iOS 16.5 also has two new features.
9 stock Apple Watch apps you can remove from the Home Screen in watchOS 9.4
watchOS 9.4 lets you declutter your Apple Watch's Home Screen by removing stock Apple apps you don't use, such as Find My, Heart Rate or Wallet.
The Apple Watch no longer accidentally cancels your morning alarms during sleep
Apple has fixed a bug in watchOS that cancels all your morning alarms if you've accidentally covered the Apple Watch display in a Sleep focus mode.
watchOS 9.4 could boost or degrade your 44mm Apple Watch Series 6 battery life
Battery performance of your 44mm Apple Watch Series 6 may improve or degrade as a result of a recalibration process present in the watchOS 9.4 software update.
watchOS 9.2 brings the new Race Route and Automatic Track Detection features
Aside from the new Race Route and Automatic Track Detection features, watchOS 9.2 extends the Apple Watch Ultra's battery life in low-power mode to up to 17 hours.
Legizmo Kincaid launches on Chariz, letting jailbreakers on iOS 15 pair unsupported Apple Watches
In the months ahead of Halloween this year, we talked a bit about a project called Legizmo Kincaid by lunotech11 that could be used on jailbroken and non-jailbroken devices (the latter via TrollStore) to pair Apple Watches running newer versions of watchOS with older versions of iOS.