Apple Watch: New release new features

Apple is now on a revamp and update spree. It will be launching iOS 9 later this year and it has also announced the update to the Apple Watch. If you are someone who is fond of this beautiful masterpiece by Apple then be ready to be amazed. Unlike it's earlier version this one is a bit more powerful and comes with many more new features. In the recently commenced Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Apple did gave the highlights of new features of Apple Watch. Its called as watchOS 2. It was a power packed 2 hours and 30 minutes WWDC keynote and it was full of information for the new developments. 

So come let me tell you what you can expect out of this new roll-out. 

1. New Watch Faces:  

 

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 You can now use all the images / pics from your photo gallery to be seen on the dial of the watch. Everytime you will raise your hand to see the watch screen the image will change automatically.

2. Updated Watch Kit: 

 

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The updated WatchKit gives developers access to important hardware like Digital Crown, Watch's in-built mic and speakers, accelerometer, Heart Rate Sensors and Taptic Engine. As shown in the Keynote the video playback has been enabled as well with Vine. Volkswagen users can now get the feedback whether there car door is locked or not and WeChat now gets the audio messaging feature with the help of microphone.

Apart from these two updated features the other new features included in this newer version are:

• Nightstand Mode: This turns the watch into a clock and the Digital Crown and the side button serves the purpose of snooze and alarm turn off buttons.
• You can even check the charge left on your electric car. Or if you are about to catch a flight the watch will tell you the details of the flight such as the time of Arrival of the flight and whether it is the right time for you to leave.

 

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• The new Time Travel feature allows you to go ahead of current time or go back. Literally? No well this feature helps you to see the agenda for you for the rest of the day. 
• You can use Apple Pay via the watch as well. You can use the card info stored in Apple Pay.
• If you are a fitness freak then this watch a must buy as workouts from third party fitness apps will now contribute to your Moves and Exercises for the day.

• The transit feature that appears in the iOS9 is also available in this watch. You can now get walking directions, transportation maps and schedules. 

The WatchOS 2 is supposed to be delivered by September but Apple again proves that its always worth it to wait for things that are worth waiting.

All you need to know about iOS 9

Apple has always been updating its products. This becomes the reason why Apple was able to sell nearly 800 million devices by June 2014 and there were new 130 million in the time period of 2013-2014.

What I feel that if you have launched a product or a commodity then it is important for you to continuously update the product so that the end users should not feel monotonous with the look and feel. This was where Nokia lacked. They were running on the same Symbian Platform where there competitors like Samsung or HTC entered into the Android Versions.

But talking about Apple and the products. The reason for success is constant improvement in their technology. Now Apple has come up with a newer version of the software, iOS 9. So what's in it for we the users? Come lets have a look.

1. New features and capabilities of the virtual assistant Siri - It will now let the users to set voice reminders which will be provoked when the phone is connected to a car or when the user arrives at home. You can even request Siri to show you images from any country of the world or even from your photo gallery. Siri can now proactively tell you about your location.

2. Spotlight Feature - This is a support functionality that will help users to find within the apps.

3. Apple Pay - This feature will be available in UK from July onwards. This will also have the support of merchants and by using the phone or watch customers who are located in London will be able to make payments. Customers can also use their rewards card using this feature. 

4. Wallet App - This is the new passbook application launched by Apple.

5. Revamped in-built Notes - To compete with Evernote and One Note, Apple revamped its in-built notes app. It now includes checklists and rich formatting and images.

6. News App - I find this one very apt for users and specially those for whom news is an important part of morning and the rest of the day. We all get sick and tired of seeing unwanted news in newspaper. But with this News App you can customize it. The app receives requests from users regarding their favorite publisher and topic and the app gives the news pertaining to the same

Having such power packed features in a phone requires a lot of space. Well it's the other way round. As compared to iOS 8 this new software update will require on 1.3GB of free space. The update will launch at later this year so till then the users can enjoy being a part of this legacy which will continue forever.