After five days of delay, Apple officially launched the watchOS 2 system in the early morning of September 22, Beijing time. This is the first major version update of the Apple Watch since its launch. The official also claimed that this is a major update. So let's see what features are added to the updated Apple Watch.

to update

Installing watchOS 2

After update

Apple requires that the remaining power of the Apple Watch should be more than 50% before the start of the update, and the charger must be connected to update the software, To upgrade an Apple Watch, you need to use an iPhone that has been upgraded to the iOS 9 system. You can upgrade the system through the Watch App in the iOS 9 iPhone. When the iPhone in the iOS 9 system is connected to the Apple Watch, opening the Watch App will remind you to update the software. The installation package is more than 500 MB. The download and installation time depends on the network conditions.

watchOS 2

surface disc

New dial

Whether as a smart watch or an ordinary watch, the dial is a vital part. In watchOS 2, Apple Watch supports a variety of new dials, and also supports custom wallpaper as a dial. In addition, the dial also has a delay function. On the built-in dial in watchOS 2, I can see that the background pattern of the dial will change with time. For example, the wind in the dial will change with the coming of night, and the sky in the scene will also darken, Others express this dynamic effect through the rotation of the earth.

Multiple dials of watchOS 2 support the dynamic background function, and the background will change over time. The editor admits that it looks really cool, but the power consumption will definitely increase

Create a dashboard from photos in an album

Incomplete wallpaper capture

Custom Wallpaper Dial

When using the photo album in iPhone to customize the dial of Apple Watch, the system will capture the picture according to the proportion. If the picture is too long, it will be incomplete.

You can modify the time on the dial to view some information about a future or past time point, such as weather, schedule, etc. Officially, this function is called time travel.

SIRI and maps

More intelligent SIRI

Apple Watch and iPhone will synchronize map navigation

SIRI has finally found its value. We can call out SIRI in Apple Watch, then directly call out some apps and run them through voice. In this process, we don't need to operate on the mobile phone at all. We can imagine a scenario where, for example, if you find that you don't understand the way when riding a bike, we can long press the crown of the watch to call out SIRI, Then tell it "I'm going to XX", and the Apple Watch will open its own map and help you navigate the route.

Night mode

Night mode

The newly added night mode function, which is officially said to display the time when charging the Apple Watch at night, can also set the alarm clock. However, this function is actually triggered only when the opposite side of the watch crown touches the desktop after the Apple Watch street charger, while the night mode does not appear in other display positions.

other

This update also includes some convenient small functions, such as pressing the button below the crown to quickly add contacts, adding support for face time audio calls, the current Apple Watch can be directly connected to WIFI, and applications in the Apple Watch can access the microphone, play music directly through Bluetooth speakers, and the watch itself can directly play short videos Audio, etc.

It is also particularly important that developers can now develop independent apps for Apple Watch, which previously had to rely on iPhone.

summary

This update is really meaningful for the Apple Watch. It supports more kinds of dials, custom dial wallpapers, more intelligent SIRI voice assistant, etc. It makes it clear that these functions should have been equipped six months ago when the Apple Watch was launched, but it was only realized six months later today, The update of watchOS 2 makes us think that Apple Watch has finally become a real smart watch, and Apple has now allowed native application development of Apple Watch, which makes it more "promising".