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WatchOS 8: New features coming to Apple Watch

Apple has just announced WatchOS 8 at its Worldwide Developers conference, WWDC. Here’s everything you need to know about new features coming to Apple Watch in the fall, like the Mindfulness app, messaging improvements and the portrait photo watch face. Subscribe to CNET: CNET playlists: Download the new CNET app: Like us on Facebook: Follow…

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Apple has just announced WatchOS 8 at its Worldwide Developers conference, WWDC. Here’s everything you need to know about new features coming to Apple Watch in the fall, like the Mindfulness app, messaging improvements and the portrait photo watch face.

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  1. James Lee

    June 8, 2021 at 11:38 am

    Some great new features. I like the sleep tracker improvement. Multiple timers is nice too. Thanks.

  2. PED Garage

    June 8, 2021 at 11:43 am

    Smartwatches are useless, let’s be real, the screen is too small, the discomfort of operating on such interface it’s not worth the effort of not taking out your phone.
    You buy it to have notifications on your wrist and then you turn on the “relax” mode to not have useless notification.
    No sense at the finest level.
    You just buy a smartwatch to show off you have money to spend.

  3. Nick Stern

    June 8, 2021 at 11:50 am

    geez, she is the worst. Please stop giving her segments. She is clearly not good at this.

  4. Video Biker

    June 8, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    I am really intrigued at the prospect of being able to edit my dictated messages on the watch. There have been times when I have scrapped a message on my watch and dictated on my phone because of the editing capabilities on the phone. Thanks!

  5. Shahroz Ali Jafri

    June 8, 2021 at 1:23 pm

    Was here for the software stayed for lexy

  6. Abdulrahman Al Zuabi

    June 8, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Msrp?

  7. SecretOfMonkeyIsland

    June 8, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    Minor update

  8. Alon Li

    June 8, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    Honestly assistive touch sounds like the most useful update lol

  9. ْXpertHub

    June 8, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    I was hoping to hear about features that would bring the social aspects of other trackers (eg Fitbit) to the Apple Watch. As an example, group challenges among friends is something that Fitbit users really use. Is this possible or will it be possible with Watch?

  10. Tarek Sabry

    June 8, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    I was hoping to hear about features that would bring the social aspects of other trackers (eg Fitbit) to the Apple Watch. As an example, group challenges among friends is something that Fitbit users really use. Is this possible or will it be possible with Watch?

  11. Client Inbox LLc

    June 8, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    More battery drain with more crap on it. You go from 18 hrs which was already below normal smartwatch industry standard to 10 hrs with no ability to charge it on the back of your cellphone. You will need to take a charger with you at all time. Actually 3 if you have other Apple products.

    • Chuck

      June 8, 2021 at 6:52 pm

      My Series 6 lasts about a day and a half but I always charge it while I shower anyway. It’s never died on me. Gave my Series 3 to my cousin and it still gets a full day.

  12. miamihero1407

    June 8, 2021 at 5:56 pm

    assistive touch is pretty cool

  13. Pinkie Love

    June 8, 2021 at 6:33 pm

    zzzzzzzz

  14. thomi100

    June 8, 2021 at 6:52 pm

    It’s amazing what they’re doing, but it’s nothing which is really outstanding.

  15. Chuck

    June 8, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    It’s funny that they don’t even really have competition. WatchOS is lightyears ahead of WearOS and every other watch out there. Once Apple figures out how to make the battery last more than day or two it will be perfect.

    • Takeo

      June 9, 2021 at 4:26 am

      I never run into issues with that though – just saying… it charges very fast and I take it off in the morning for some while. (in reality, I actually have two Apple Watches, but when I had 1 it was fine too)

    • Rindika Fanai

      June 9, 2021 at 5:29 am

      @Takeo its just a bit annoying to charge every 2 days or so. If it lasted like 5 days now THAT would be awesome cuz we already have so many things to charge like earbuds and mobile phones and so on and the last thing we wanna keep charging is our watch XD

    • Takeo

      June 9, 2021 at 6:31 am

      @Rindika Fanai but exactly since you already charge stuff – it comes naturally. We also charge phones that could last a day or two or three.

    • CaesarSalad86

      June 9, 2021 at 6:56 pm

      Yeah one of many things I miss with my Fitbit versa 2, 5+ day battery life. Kinda hate charging this everyday but have gotten used to it.

  16. gaurav bhandari

    June 8, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    I like her smile 😊

  17. Michael Lowrimore

    June 8, 2021 at 7:22 pm

    I’m on the beta and don’t see how to create the new photo watch face 🤷🏽‍♂️

  18. Matty sopp

    June 8, 2021 at 8:40 pm

    When can we play music on the watch’s speaker? You can play part of the song you have just Shazamed on the watch!

  19. ahmed khan

    June 8, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    No new watch faces

  20. Chris Kelly

    June 8, 2021 at 9:55 pm

    2 timers may just push me over the edge. i totally missed Assistive Touch, that is wild

  21. Miami

    June 8, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    YES, Multiple Timers!!!

    There’s a special group of people in this world that live off timers!!!

  22. cosmic snow

    June 9, 2021 at 12:33 am

    2:29 watch main feature is to watch time on it and if u cant watch that because of someone’s stupid head that is so idiotic feature.

  23. Jon Hayes

    June 9, 2021 at 12:41 am

    When are you gonna be able to FaceTime or watch a movie

  24. C M

    June 9, 2021 at 1:18 am

    Dictation is straight trash this is my first apple watch (series 6) and i am so disappointed everytime i try to send a message

  25. Alejandro Santana

    June 9, 2021 at 1:22 am

    I’m just waiting for Apple Watch series 7 that new rectangle design is going to look nice 🤤

    • DC

      June 9, 2021 at 9:55 pm

      Facts might finally upgrade my series 3

  26. Unit 12352

    June 9, 2021 at 3:11 am

    My license is the last thing I would put on my watch

  27. Arjun Ambarnath

    June 9, 2021 at 6:33 am

    Good old Lexy!! Good to see you again 👏👏
    Why no videos?

  28. Clinton Mascarenhas

    June 9, 2021 at 7:58 am

    I thought we could get to make and receive WhatsApp/Messenger calls. That’s just a bummer.

  29. Brandon Nelson

    June 9, 2021 at 8:11 am

    *breelhack@!G* is the best recommendation if you need help unlocking your device.

  30. Esh Chhabra

    June 9, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    She got rid of her bangs

  31. Shawn G

    June 9, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    I’m pretty interested to see how they implement respiratory features within WatchOS for tracking sleep. I have a couple different sleeping tracking apps on my watch but I’m curious to see how Apple does it.

  32. Warwagon

    June 9, 2021 at 12:45 pm

    Can you finally delete all the SMS messages on the watch with one button?

  33. Yo Soy Max

    June 9, 2021 at 1:05 pm

    Very nice watch I like the new watch os I use a Xiaomi mi band 4 I like it also the Apple Watch

  34. Creativepic by Vishu Mahabir

    June 9, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Assistive touch might be very interesting!

  35. MJ Jimenez

    June 9, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    When will we be getting photoshop on the watch?! 😩

  36. Edwin G.perez

    June 9, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    Boring updates smh

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    June 9, 2021 at 5:48 pm

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  39. Tekkendero

    June 10, 2021 at 12:11 am

    How about Apple add MST in the next AppleWatch since Samsung stop using MST on their recent smartwatches so I can pay with my watch in rural stores… also I like the multiple timers that’s super helpful for cooking.

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