colors, and can be found in your Apple Watch
app if your phone is up to date.
Apple has also introduced a number of new
complications in watchOS, though again some
of these are limited to the latest Series 4 model.
Wind does what it says on the tin, measuring
current wind speed, whilst rain tells you how
likely it is to rain. Noise measures ambient
noise in decibels, whilst Voice Memos allows
you to record a note for later. The Audiobooks
complication, also new for 2019, allows you to
pick up where you left off with your book, whilst
a dedicated Cycle Tracking offers a shortcut to
the Cycle Tracking app for periods and fertility
windows. With Cellular Strength, you’re able to
see how strong your cellular signal is when using
an LTE Watch, and Calculator offers a shortcut to
the Calculator app - great for on-the-go math.
Finally, Apple has introduced a new feature
called Taptic Chimes, which provides a taptic
touch to alert you to a new hour. If you turn on
your sound, you’ll also hear an audible chime,
as if you were in London listening to Big Ben,
for example. Apple allows users to customize
this feature, making it possible to change tap
lengths to distinguish hours and minutes, whilst
a new option of holding two fingers on the
watch face will read out the time out loud if
you’ve turned it on in the Settings app - great for
accessibility and those with visual impairments.
LITTLE TWEAKS MAKE
THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE
As is often the case with a new Apple
software release, it’s tweaks and under-the-
hood improvements that are most valued by
everyday users - and watchOS 6 is no exception