Very busy days are approaching in the Apple environment. Their devices are the latest in technology, with unquestionable quality. But such products would not be what they are if their corresponding brand software. And this hardware and software symbiosis makes Apple one of the largest companies in the world, with hundreds of millions of devices operating around the globe.
June 22 begins the annual "big week" as far as Apple software is concerned, the WWDC 2020. The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will present the new firmware that will run on devices designed in Cupertino from now on. Let's see what possible news will bring us watchOS 7.
Earlier this year, someone leaked a first compilation of the iOS 14 code. Quickly, technical specialists in Xcode could "gut it" and examine all the possible news that we can find in the next iOS 14 and bounce, in devices that interact with the iPhone, such as the Apple Watch.
So we can list certain characteristics of Watch 7 found in that code. This must be explained well, since these functions that we will list below may have been modified, or even are not incorporated now because they are still very green. So let's see what we can find.
New spheres
The tachymeters that we already know will reach the Apple Watch
It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to know that a new version of watchOS will bring new watch faces to add to the collection. Maybe one of them is a new one infographic pro with built-in tachymeter.
In addition to the new Infograph Pro watch face, watchOS 7 will also include new options to create custom watch faces using images from the Photos app on iPhone or Apple Watch.
WatchOS 7 will also add support for shared albums. For example, someone could use your shared family album as a watch face that includes photos added by other family members.
Child mode
Seeing the interest of the company in promoting use of Apple Watch in childrenIt is not surprising that the launch of a smaller and cheaper Apple Watch for the smallest of the family is in the works.
The new version of watchOS is also expected to include new Kids Mode features designed to make it easier for users to Parents the administration of Apple Watch used by children.
With the "Tentpole" mode for children you can configure and manage an Apple Watch for children using the iPhone of a parent. Currently, a single iPhone can be activated and paired with multiple Apple Watches, but only one watch can be worn at a time, and each watch is linked to the same iCloud account as the iPhone. This may change from now on.
In this way a parent could activate and manage an Apple Watch for their child, as well as their own using a single iPhone. This would allow a child to own an Apple Watch for tracking purposes communication and location without having your own iPhone. Very interesting, really.
There will also be a new feature called SchoolTime, which will allow parents to manage which applications children can use during certain hours of the day, such as school hours, and at bedtime.
Blood oxygen detection
The Apple Watch will measure blood oxygen like any pulse oximeter.
This function must be quarantined. We do not know if the most recent series of Apple Watch (4 and 5) have their pulsation sensor prepared to measure the blood oxygen. If so, this new feature will be implemented in watchOS 7 now. On the other hand, if it is a new hardware feature of the Apple Watch series 6, we will have to wait for its launch.
Apple is developing a new Apple Watch feature to detect oxygen levels in the blood. A level between 95 and 100% is considered healthy; oxygen levels in the blood below 80% can lead to the heart and brain not working properly. The risk of respiratory or cardiac arrest it is very common after a continuous saturation of oxygen in the blood.
With this new function implemented in the Apple Watch, you will be able to control your blood oxygen level, as well as receive a push notification if the vital measurement falls below a certain level. A control very similar to the one currently carried out with pulsations from the heart.
Sleep tracking
Apple Watch users have been waiting for a long time to be able to control our sleep without having to resort to third-party applications, more or less fortunate. Many reports have been leaked about it.
One of them showed the function «Sleep»With a screenshot last October. The app will track a user's sleep quality using a variety of different sensors and metrics, including heart rate, noise, and movement. We will see if it is finally implemented now.
Sleep will also help users to remember load your Apple Watch before bed. There will be a function that will prompt to charge your watch beforehand so it can run all night.
As with the oxygen meter feature, it is unclear whether Apple Watch sleep tracking will be compatible with existing Apple Watch hardware, or if it will be limited to Apple Watch Series 6.
carkey
This image will come true with watchOS 7
Again we do not know if the current Apple Watch will be compatible with carkey or we will have to buy the Series 6 (and a compatible car, of course).
CarKey will allow users unlock and control your car with iPhone and Apple Watch. CarKey is expected to work to lock, unlock, and start cars using the iPhone instead of a physical key or fob.
CarKey is expected to integrate with watchOS 7 so that users can also unlock and control their car from their wrist. Few vehicles currently use this technology, but it is expected that it will be increasingly integrated into new car models.
Summary
These are the new features that have been leaked in recent months that will be added in watchOS 7. New dials, a mode for children, Oximeter, sleep monitoring and CarKey. Now it is necessary to know if these new features require new hardware implemented in the next Apple Watch series 6 or not. We will leave doubts from 22 of this month.