Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 still glue screens shut
A new battery pull tab earns the Series 12 one extra repairability point, yet both watches sit at 4 out of 10 against the Pixel Watch 5's 9.
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Apple Watch models, watchOS, bands, and which health and fitness features change how you use the thing.
iPhone AutoLock for snatch thefts leans on the Apple Watch
AutoLock weighs a snatch-like jolt against vetoes such as a passed biometric check, and in iOS 27.2 beta 2 the lock itself still sits switched off.
Hermès again, and this year the fashion house dresses the rugged watch too. AppleInsider's unboxing of the Apple Watch
Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 4 hands-on: five faces, one band
AppleInsider finds the Hermès difference in a woven band and five locked-in faces, but the 49mm titanium case and new heart sensor are every Ultra 4's.
Apple says the Apple Watch Series 12 health sensing system is the most accurate heart rate sensor in any wearable,
Apple Watch Series 12 heart rate nearly matches an ECG strap
Scores of 0.97 to 1.0 in cycling, running, and lifting put the new sensor near the top of The Quantified Scientist's charts, though the Series 11 ran better.
The old Health app was a database you had to dig through, MacRumors says. The iOS 27.2 beta replaces
iOS 27.2 beta rebuilds the Health app around two new tabs
Health Age ships in beta 1 of iOS 27.2 with at-home movement tests, MacRumors finds, while Quest lab ordering and the For You picks wait for a later build.
Live Rewind warns the room, Siri Recap doesn't
Audio dies inside the S11's Secure Exclave, summaries last seven days, but the person across the table gets a chime for one feature and nothing for the other.
"You lust after it. You must have it." That's the Cult of Mac podcast on the Apple buying cycle,
iPhone Duo tempts a podcast panel, and nobody can say why
Even with an October 16 pre-order date, Cult of Mac's panel lands on one no, two undecideds, and one Duo order for a review, plus a fight over Live Rewind.
Apple Watch, again. The Series 12 and Ultra 4 look like last year's watches, and 9to5Mac still calls them
Apple Watch Series 12: the upgrade is on the back
Even with the case unchanged, the Series 12 and Ultra 4 read heart rate every 5 seconds and HRV every 5 minutes, and only they get Audio Intelligence.
Apple Watch redesign may break band compatibility
A Weibo leaker says the Series 13 redesign swaps the band connector for a thinner case and bigger battery, so hold off buying spare straps.
Apple posted this spot on September 12, 2017, the day it announced Apple Watch Series 3 and watchOS 4, and
Dear Apple: real letters as the Apple Watch health pitch
Watch owners read the letters they sent Tim Cook, a rollover crash answered by SOS among them, and the Series 3 spot holds up without a single spec.