Apple watchOS 2 to Release September 16, New Watch Sport Models Launched
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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 10 September 2015 12:09 IST
Apple on Wednesday announced its OS update for its Apple Watch devices,
watchOS 2, will be available as a free update to all Apple Watch users
starting September 16, the same day when iOS 9 starts seeding to
compatible devices. Additionally, Apple at its keynote on Wednesday also
revealed the new Apple Watch Hermes collection which includes new
leather bands from Hermes, including the Single Tour, Double Tour and
Cuff. It also showed off new Gold and Rose Gold variants of the Apple
Watch Sport.
At
its Wednesday event, Apple repeated much of what it had said during
WWDC. It stressed that the new watchOS 2 makes "apps faster and more
fluid" by running natively on the Apple Watch. The company also revealed
new watch faces alongside announcing ability for third-party apps to
display information on the watch face as complications.
Touted as
the "first major software update for Apple Watch," the watchOS 2 brings
ways to customise new watch faces including Photo, Photo Album, and
Time-Lapse.
watchOS
2 includes new communication features such as the ability to respond
via Mail with dictation, smart replies or emoji, and Digital Touch which
offers more creativity with multiple sketch colours.
The ability
to show third-party app details in complications opens a variety of
options for developers. For users, the new third-party app integration
will mean they can see news headlines, upcoming flight times and more.
The Time Travel feature allows users to conveniently explore events in
the future by scrolling the Digital Crown. The company also announced
that developers can now take advantage of key hardware and APIs to
create native third-party apps for the Apple Watch. Giving an example,
the company notes, "playing back video in the CNN app, using the speaker
and microphone in iTranslate or measuring heart rate while cycling with
Strava."
To
recall, Apple Watch comes in two different sizes, 38mm and 42mm, and is
also available in three collections, Apple Watch Sport, starting at
$349 (approximately Rs. 23,250) in the US; Apple Watch, starting at $549
(approximately Rs. 36,500); and Apple Watch Edition prices starting at
$10,000 (approximately Rs. 6,66,350).
Adding style quotient to its
Apple Watch, the Cupertino-based company unveiled the new Apple Watch
Hermes Collection on Wednesday.
Apple Watch Hermes collection
starts at $1,100 (approximately Rs. 73,000) in the US for the 38mm
stainless steel case with the Single Tour strap; $1,150 (approximately
Rs. 76,600) for the 42mm stainless steel case with the Single Tour
strap; $1,250 (approximately Rs. 83,000) for the 38mm stainless steel
case with the Double Tour strap, and $1,500 (approximately Rs. 99,900)
for the 42mm stainless steel case with the Cuff. The new Apple Watch
Hermes Collection will be available at select Apple retail stores apart
from select Hermes store starting October 5 in Australia, Canada, China,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Singapore,
Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
The company also added two new Apple Watch Sport cases - in Gold aluminum and Rose Gold aluminum colours.
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