Voice
Memos
Quicklyrecordnew
voicememosand
checkprevious
recordings if you
need to see them
urgently. These small
changes add a lot to
your productivity.T
heTapticchimeswillgently
alert you on the hour every hour
which may sound annoying, but
it really does give you a sense of
where you are in the day. The use of
haptics has been improved again in
watchOS 6.Reminders
Addnewreminders
usingyourvoiceand
checkeverything
thatyouneedto do
whenmobile.You
mayforgetwhere
youriPhoneis
at times.Calculator
Youcannow
performbasic
calculationsand
workouttipsdirectly
onyourwatchand
theinterfaceworks
reallywellonthe
smallerscreen.More actions
App Store
on your wrist
Audiobooks
Time alerts
on tap
Classicappshavereceivedvital
usabilityimprovements
A
pple has spent time making changes to popular iOS
apps that work on the iPhone and iPad and in some
cases they have transformed them so that they can be
used fully on the Apple Watch. It’s not easy to build a
practical watch experience, but they really do work.
H
istorically it has been a bit
of a fiddle to find new Apple
Watch apps; you had to go to
the Watch app on your iPhone or
search for ‘Apple Watch’ in the
main App Store and then install
the app or game that way. Now,
however, you can browse and
search for apps directly from
your Apple Watch and this adds
a lot to the experience. The fact
that the interface gives you all ofA
udiobooks on a watch
is such a brilliant addition,
but it is the way it works in
watchOS 6 that makes it so
satisfying. You simply need
to tap a book cover and you
can continue listening to the
book right from where you left
off reading it on your iPhone.
Superb stuff!the text and imagery you need
to make a decision before you
download is an achievement and
it is likely that you will be trying
more Apple Watch apps than ever
thanks to the extra convenience
this brings. Everything is
here including reviews and
screenshots, and you can also
use Siri or the scribble feature
to discover apps through single
listings or curated collections.
This is one of the very best
new features.