The watchOS 6 update is coming to your Apple Watch today. This free update for Apple Watch brings a host of new features to your watch and changes the way it works with macOS 10.15. Here’s what you need to know about the free watchOS 6 update.
We just saw a watchOS 5.3.1 update arrive, but Apple is also working on the next big thing for the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch 5 will run it and you can install it on your watch today.
This new Apple Watch update includes exciting new Apple Watch features and finally offers a convenient Apple Watch app store so you can easily find new apps designed specifically for your Apple Watch.
watchOS 6 Release Date and Time
The watchOS 6 release date is September 19, right next to iOS 13 and one day before the Apple Watch 5 release date. The departure date is around 13:00 East, 10:00 Pacific.
Some new features, such as improved macOS connectivity, won’t arrive until October. Apple will deliver the macOS 10.15 update in October.
New watchOS 6 Features
What you need to know about watchOS 6 features.
Apple showcased new Apple Watch features coming as part of watchOS 6 updates this month. Here are some of the biggest new features coming to the Apple Watch.
Here’s a closer look at the new watchOS 6 features.
watchOS 6 Beta
There is a watchOS 6 beta, but it’s not for everyone.
There’s a watchOS 6 beta that you can install on your Apple Watch to test new features early, but it’s not as simple and easy to use as the macOS 10.15 beta and iOS 13 beta.
Apple is offering a developer watchOS 6 beta, especially for professional users to test new features and develop apps for the watchOS 6 update.
You shouldn’t try the beta at this point, just wait for the official release date.
watchOS 6 Compatibility
Apple dropped support for the first-generation Apple Watch with watchOS 5 last year, and that policy remains unchanged. The oldest Apple Watch is still not supported.
The good news is that the watchOS 6 update continues to arrive on all current Apple Watch models from Series 1 and beyond. This will bring the most benefits on the Apple Watch Series 4, but older models still get a few new features.
apple watch 5
This is the new Apple Watch 5.
Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 5 this month. It offers a compass, an always-on retina display, and international emergency calling to name a few features.
Read below to learn about the new Apple Watch 5 features, and click here to find out where to buy the Apple Watch 5.
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