watchOS 10.1 also now supports NameDrop for exchanging contact information merely by bringing your Apple Watch near someone else’s iPhone (running iOS 17) or Apple Watch (running watchOS 10.1)—the left two screenshots below demonstrate this action.
Apple’s watchOS 10.1 has arrived with double-tap
Apple has rolled out the watchOS 10.1 update, bringing the Double Tap gesture to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 among other tweaks.
watchOS 10.1 for Apple Watch is live now with double tap — here’s what you can do with it
Apple has just released watchOS 10.1, the software update for Apple Watch that delivers a handful of upgrades including the highly-anticipated double tap feature. Users with an Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 will be able to take advantage of the clever new gesture when they download the latest software version to ...
Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2: Double Tap is Here
Double Tap is separate from AssistiveTouch, an accessibility feature that lets you control various aspects of the Apple Watch without touching the display. To download WatchOS 10.1, go to the Watch app on iPhone, then tap the General option and select ...
5 Things to Know About the watchOS 10.1 Update
Apple’s pulled its watchOS 10.1 update out of beta testing and pushed it to Apple Watch models around the world. watchOS 10.1 is the first major upgrade to Apple’s new watchOS 10 operating system and the software brings new features and under-the-hood enhancements to compatible Apple Watch models.
The Apple Watch’s double tap gesture points at a new way to use wearables
The short answer is that the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 have a more powerful chip. Specifically, the new S9 features four neural engines for machine learning, which is what powers double tap. On older watches, Assistive Touch was run on the main CPU. But is that distinction really enough to make a ...
iOS 17.1 is here with improvements to AirDrop and new flair for Apple Music
Apple released iOS 17.1 today, bringing improvements to AirDrop, StandBy and Apple Music plus a slew of bug fixes. Now, content sent via AirDrop will keep transferring if the user steps out of AirDrop range.