Yesterday was very productive as far as Apple software is concerned and the Californians decided to update all their devices. Probably the versions released are the last of this 2020 and probably until January or February we will not see the next ones. In the case of Apple Watch, we find interesting news that a priori did not attract so much attention, something similar to what happened in macOS 11.1. We tell you everything below.
Health, Fitness +, battery and more in watchOS 7.2
The news in watchOS 7, despite being relevant in some cases, remained somewhat decaffeinated compared to what was seen in other operating systems. However, with the advancement of the versions, we are finding characteristics that already have a certain weight and that although they are still not something revolutionary, they end up being tremendously important. Some of the most notable new features of watchOS 7.2 are these:
- Battery improvements for all devices, since even in the Apple Watch Series 6 a higher consumption was being noticed, which is already resolved in this version. Of course, in older models we find these improvements.
- Welcome to Apple Fitness + and it is that the company’s sports training service also has its appearance in this version of the watch. Of course, for the moment it will only reach some countries.
- Health notifications in case the aerobic capacity is low, as well as the possibility of reviewing this level based on the age and gender of the user.
- ECG in new countries such as Taiwan, so this feature released by the Series 4 continues to spread years later. It should be noted that the Series 5 and Series 6 also incorporated the sensors that allow it.
- The classification of atrial fibrillation for rates over 100 bpm has been added to the ECG app in many countries where this app was already running.
- VoiceOver improves with support for braille displays, helping to make Apple Watch an even more universal device.
macOS 11.1 and tvOS 14.3 fix important bugs
Apple took longer to release the final version of macOS Big Sur compared to the other operating systems. However, this helped the company to ensure good performance of the Mac operating system. Not for nothing is one of the biggest changes in the recent history of this software. For this reason, we did not find too many bugs in its first version, but those that were there are now corrected with macOS 11.1 so that the user can enjoy the best of experiences. The tedious update bugs also seem to be fixed.
With tvOS 14 we find little news at the time. This is an operating system that is not so popular due to the approach it has, being something totally understandable. However, some problems were reported in its previous versions, such as the Apple TV remote losing connection with the device. Well, all these problems seem to be finally corrected and users can now enjoy a full experience.