watchOS 11: More movement, more health
The update adds fitness and health functions to the Apple Watch. This includes training trends, a vitality app and pregnancy information.
New functions in Watch OS 11.
Exercise and health are also the focus of watchOS 11: the update brings a number of detailed improvements that Apple announced at the WWDC 2024 developer conference. There are new training evaluations and an app for vital signs.
Training Load and pauses
WatchOS 11 introduces a new function called "Training Load", which records the intensity of workouts. The watch measures the level of exertion and the duration of the workout. After each workout, a load rating is available, on which the difficulty is rated between 1 and 10. From this data, watchOS creates trends and compares the effort from the last week's workouts with that of the last 28 days. This allows users to see whether they have improved or deteriorated. The feature is designed to help prevent injuries caused by overexertion.
If you occasionally take a cheat day and don't train, you no longer have to worry about your success streak. The activity rings can now be paused for a day, a week or a month and the goals can be adjusted depending on the day of the week.
Health data in the Vitals app
A new app called Vitals evaluates various data such as sleep, changes in altitude, alcohol consumption or heart rate and displays health trends. This is intended to provide a better understanding of the body and allow conclusions to be drawn whether the wearer is about to fall ill.
For expectant mothers, the Health app offers the "Pregnancy" entry in the cycle log with more in-depth details. Users can now enter which trimester they are in and whether there have been any incidents such as bleeding. Health-related data such as the heart rate or the stability measured by the iPhone when walking are also displayed here. As women are at a higher risk of developing illnesses such as depression during pregnancy, they can receive notifications to assess their mental health.
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Smart Stack and Check-In
The Smart Stack introduced with watchOS 10 has been given new functions. This will display live activities. Widgets will also appear here automatically. For example, the watch will translate live when changing country or display rain when the weather changes.
The "Check-In" function is coming to the Apple Watch. This allows the Watch to automatically inform contacts that the wearer has arrived home safely. Apple introduced this function on the iPhone in 2023 with iOS 17.
Tap gesture and photo dial
There is a new interface (API) for the "double tap" gesture, which is currently only available on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. The gesture is to be used in more apps. In the future, it should be possible to scroll through any app and interact more easily with one hand.
watchOS now uses machine learning to improve watch faces that are designed with your own photos. With these "Photos faces", the images are automatically selected, and the appropriate section is chosen. However, watch faces from third-party providers are still not available.
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watchOS 11 requires at least an S6 chip and runs on all Apple Watches from the Series 6 released in 2020. The first-generation Apple Watch SE released in the same year will not receive the upgrade. The Series 5, which has the same chip as the first SE, and the Series 4 will also remain on watchOS 10. An iPhone Xs or higher with iOS 18 is also required. The update for the Apple Watch will be released in the fall; developers can download the beta versions from Monday evening.
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