When it detects that you're washing your hands, it displays a 20-second timer on the screen, so you don't have to silently hum Happy Birthday twice in your head.

Battery life varies by use, network coverage, configuration and many other factors; actual results will vary. In this mode, the Series 6 behaves like the Watch SE, only turning the screen on when you turn the Watch to face you, and turning it off when you lower your wrist. Looking at the Series 6 next to the Series 5, it's hard to see a difference aside from the case color and band.As the weather cools, we've been out doing a lot of yard work, and it is significantly easier to read what is on the display without having to move our wrist. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. The Watch also protects your hearing, being able to warn you if the ambient volume in your location exceeds safe levels. The new watch is essentially the Series 5 with a new blood oxygen saturation sensor on the back – more on that later.

The watch uses data from the barometric pressure sensor, GPS, and nearby Wi-Fi networks to determine your exact location and update your elevation on the fly. It then suggests new options that match user preferences or different workouts to help maintain a balanced routine. The most notable changes to the Apple Watch Series 6 include blood oxygen tracking, a faster processor, and a new 2. WatchOS 7 introduced seven new watch faces, plus the ability to share configurations of the built-in watch faces with other users, though I still can’t find any combination of watch face I truly love. Still, if you find it taking regular low-oxygen readings during the night, talking to your doctor about sleep apnea may turn out to be a brilliant idea.

However, they should not be used for scuba diving, waterskiing or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth. It's cheaper than the Series 6 too, but isn't as nicely made, and doesn't work as slickly with your iPhone.

Additionally, Apple Watch Series 6 features the U1 chip and Ultra Wideband antennas, 3 which will enable short-range wireless location to support new experiences, such as next-generation digital car keys. When you lower your wrist, the screen brightness dims, and what's on the screen may actually change. The Series 6 comes partially charged, and as soon as you take it out of the box and turn it on, a screen will appear on your iPhone asking if you want to set the watch up for yourself or someone else using Apple's new Family Setup service. The new blood oxygen sensor in the Series 6 hasn’t won me over; it just doesn’t produce useful data in its current form unless you’re going for altitude training – at which point you’re probably strapping a Garmin to your wrist, not an Apple Watch. Well, it being full brightness without any kind of switching would be truly 'finished', but we're not there yet with current screen and battery tech.It can be of interest to those especially into fitness training, because you can track how quickly your body regains its oxygen by taking a couple of different readings after working out.

When we'd raise our wrists to invoke the titular virtual assistant, Siri's animation would start much quicker than before and felt more natural and seamless.

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