watchOS 7 / Features & Beta Download

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For the first time since 2015, when the first one was launched watchOS, Apple offers the possibility to all owners of Apple Watch to test the future version of watchOS (Beta) before the official release date. Up to watchOS 7 the installation of a beta version was only available to developers.

Before installing watchOS 7 Public Beta on Apple Watch, you must take into account two very important aspects. First of all, like watchOS 7 to work on Apple Watch, you must also have the beta version of iOS 14 installed on your iPhone. Many of the features watchOS 7 are closely related to the future iOS 14. Another very important aspect, if you install watchOS 7 Public Beta, you cannot downgrade to the previous version. Being a beta version, you take the risk that some applications and functions of Apple Watch not to work normally. You will have to wait for their resolution in the next beta versions or when the final version will be released.

Characteristic news watchOS 7

watchOS brings significant changes and new monitoring functions are added.

On the design side, users will be able to further customize the faces (Faces), will be able to add more information (complications) and will be able to share them with other owners of Apple Watch.
Chronograph Pro will be one of the stars of the new watchOS 7. A very accurate chronograph (tachometer), able to calculate travel speed according to time made on a fixed distance. Very useful for sports, hiking and where needed to determine the speed of travel.

In the context of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic, in addition to proximity alerts with people who have tested positive (valid for iPhone), Apple added in watchOS 7 an application which reminds you to wash your hands (handwashing) when you get home or to the office. The application will also monitor how long you wash your hands, through the microphone and hand movement sensors. The application will also detect if the hand washing time is the indicated one, of 20 seconds.
The user will be able to follow in the Health application reports on the frequency and duration of hand washing, together with other information and recommendations regarding personal hygiene.

Siri Translate is another important feature of watchOS 7. Those who travel will no longer need to use the iPhone and third-party applications to translate words or phrases in various languages. Conversation with a person who will not understand the language in which you speak, will be much simpler through Apple Watch. Siri will be able to watchOS DO NOT do it translation after dictation from 10 languages ​​of international circulation. The translation will be displayed immediately on the screen Apple Watch.

Sleep tracking in Apple Watch

On the part of maintaining the quality of health, Apple Watch are recognized for the ability to monitor the pulse in real time and for EKG (ECG). watchOS 7 will also bring sleep monitoring application.
With the help of the accelerometer sensor. Apple Watch will detect micro-movements during sleep and will be able to establish the stages of wakefulness and deep sleep. In the morning, the user will have a report on sleep during the night, plus weekly reports. Of course, in order to use sleep monitoring, the user must sleep with the watch in hand. If near the time we go to sleep, the battery charge level is less than 30%, we will receive a notification warning that we must Apple Watch loaded it. In this way it will be avoided as during sleep Apple Watch to run out of battery. An audible and visual notification will also be present when the battery charge level reaches 100%. This way we will last much longer Apple Watch on hand, than now.


The reports of sleep tracking will be available alongside heart monitoring in the Health application.

More fitness exercises monitored by Apple Watch

In watchOS 7 it will be possible to monitor several fitness exercises. The application will detect dancing, light training (cardio), strength training and many others.

With these changes, we can say that Apple Watch It becomes a very complex fitness and personal care gadget. Able to identify hand washing, heartbeat, pulse, exercise, movement, ambient sound values ​​and sleep quality.
There are many rumors that say that future generations of Apple Watch will be able to detect blood oxygen level si glycemia. Apple has not yet given anything to understand about these features, but progress Apple Watch from year to year, they go in directions hard to imagine a few years ago.

watchOS 7 will be available on Apple Watch Series 3, 4, 5 and of course Apple Watch Series 6 which will be launched this fall with iPhone 12.
watchOS 7 will be compatible along with iPhone 6s or newer models with operating system iOS 14 or higher.

Download in installation watchOS 7 Beta can be done after enrolling the device in Apple Beta Software Program (https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/).

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