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Apple Releases watchOS 4.2.2 with 12 Security Fixes

2:37 PM EDT, Jan 23rd, 2018 · Bryan Chaffin · Product News

watchOS 4 logo

The general release notes specify only “bug fixes and improvements,” while the security patch notes detail 12 different security holes plugged in the update.

Apple Seeds watchOS 4.2 Developer Beta 3

5:50 PM EDT, Nov 13th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · Product News

watchOS developer beta on Apple Watch

No feature changes have been announced with this release, making it a bug fix and improvement cycle that also keeps up with iOS 11.2 DB3, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 DB3, and tvOS 11.2 DB3.

watchOS 4: How to Find Your Resting Heart Rate

8:58 AM EDT, Nov 8th, 2017 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Apple Watch tops Stanford study for heart rate monitors in fitness trackers

If you’re an Apple Watch fitness junkie, then you’ve gotta check out how watchOS 4 can help you track your resting heart rate! Since that’s such an important measurement for understanding how fit you are, it’s what we’re going to cover in today’s Quick Tip.

Apple Seeds watchOS 4.2 Developer Beta 2

2:54 PM EDT, Nov 6th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · Product News

watchOS developer beta on Apple Watch

No feature changes have been announced with this release, making it a bug fix and improvement cycle that also keeps up with iOS 11.2 DB2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 DB2, and tvOS 11.2 DB2.

Apple Fixes Several Bugs with watchOS 4.1 Developer Beta 4

2:30 PM EDT, Oct 20th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · Product News

watchOS developer beta on Apple Watch

Resolved issues in watchOS DB4 include Activity reminders for standing, app notifications including the app icon, prompts for iCloud Music Library, issues with the Radio app, and Siri settings.

Managing and Finding New Watch Faces in watchOS 4

2:55 PM EDT, Oct 10th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Quick Tip

Watch Faces

Using My Faces and the Face Gallery, you can quickly build up a catalog of watch displays for any event or purpose.

watchOS 4: How to See Favorites Instead of Recent Apps in the Dock

9:01 AM EDT, Oct 10th, 2017 · Melissa Holt · Quick Tip

Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE

If you’ve found that your Apple Watch’s Dock (the list of apps accessed by pressing the side button) has switched away from your favorites to the stuff you opened recently, never fear! We’re going to tell you how to change this behavior back and reclaim your favorite apps list.

Apple Watch gets LTE Connectivity Fix with watchOS 4.0.1 Update

2:36 PM EDT, Oct 4th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · Product News

watchOS 4 control center

Apple released watchOS 4.0.1 on Wednesday with a fix for a problem where some Apple Watch Series 3 models with cellular connectivity support were connecting to unauthenticated public Wi-Fi networks.

Understanding the watchOS 4 Control Center

4:15 PM EDT, Sep 28th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Deep Dive

watchOS 4 control center

Too many buttons, you might say, but each one in the watchOS 4 Control Center serves a very important purpose.

Apple Quickly Moves Developer Seeds of .1 Updates for macOS High Sierra, iOS 11, tvOS 11, watchOS 4, Xcode

1:46 PM EDT, Sep 27th, 2017 · Bryan Chaffin · News

macOS High Sierra beta

All of the releases come just a few days after the release of the .0 releases of those operating systems.

watchOS 4: How to Activate the Flashlight Strobe and Red Light Modes

5:35 PM EDT, Sep 26th, 2017 · John Martellaro · Quick Tip

Apple Watch with watchOS 4 and Siri face

The watchOS 4 control panel introduces a flashlight with three modes. Here’s how to activate them.

Original Apple Watch Doesn't Support watchOS 4 Heart Rate Features

7:45 PM EDT, Sep 21st, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · News

Apple Watch heart rate monitoring features in watchOS 4

If you’re planning on using the new heart rate monitoring features in watchOS 4 on your original Apple Watch think again because they aren’t there.

The Good and Bad in iOS 11 and watchOS 4 - TMO Daily Observations 2017-09-20

1:28 PM EDT, Sep 20th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast

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Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about what they like in iOS 11 and watchOS 4 along with what they don’t, and Kelly asks for some iPhone 8 buyer’s advice.

Thoughts After Three Months of watchOS 4, and Its Release

2:53 PM EDT, Sep 19th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · In-Depth Review

watchOS 4

Good, bad, and ugly, Jeff Butts covers what’s to love and dislike about Apple’s watchOS 4 update.

iOS 11 and watchOS 4 First Impressions - TMO Daily Observations 2017-09-19

1:33 PM EDT, Sep 19th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast

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Dave Hamilton and The Maccast’s Adam Christianson join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on the just released iOS 11 and watchOS 4 updates for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Apple Rolls Out watchOS 4 for Apple Watch

1:03 PM EDT, Sep 19th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · Product News

Apple Watch with watchOS 4 and Siri face

Apple released watchOS 4 on Tuesday, and yes, the upgrade for the Apple Watch operating system is compatible with all of Apple’s smartwatch models.

Get Your Music on Apple Watch with watchOS 4

3:03 PM EDT, Sep 14th, 2017 · Jeff Butts · Quick Tip

Get music on Apple Watch

It’s not a difficult process, but you need to know where to look and how to maximize what’s synchronized to your wearable device.

watchOS 4: How to Enable Elevated Heart Rate Alerts

11:11 AM EDT, Sep 14th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · Quick Tip

Watch app settings for Elevated Heart Rate alerts in watchOS 4 for Apple Watch

watchOS 4 can track your heart rate and alert you if it jumps too high when you aren’t working out. Read on to learn how to enable the feature.

iPhone X Launch Event Wrap Up - TMO Daily Observations 2017-09-12

4:47 PM EDT, Sep 12th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast

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Dave Hamilton, Bryan Chaffin, and Jeff Butts join Jeff Gamet to share their reactions to today’s “Let’s meet at our place” media event at Apple’s new headquarters where we saw the iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K.

watchOS 4 GM Ready for Developer Download

4:06 PM EDT, Sep 12th, 2017 · Jeff Gamet · Product News

watchOS 4 on Apple Watch

Along with iOS 11 gold master, or GM, Apple also released watchOS 4 gold master on Tuesday.

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