**Apple Watch Series 3 and Later Users Can Expect Security Updates with Watch OS 8.6**
For Apple Watch users who are running Series 3 and later, there is good news when it comes to security updates. A recent update, identified as Watch OS 8.6, has been released which includes several important security patches. The impact of this update is significant, as a malicious application could disclose restricted memory access, but Apple has taken steps to address this bug. According to the release notes, a memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.
**Fixing the Bug and Improving Security**
The update includes an anonymous researcher's contribution to improve the security of the watch OS. The fix is aimed at preventing malicious applications from accessing restricted memory, which could potentially lead to security breaches. With this update, users can expect a more secure experience on their Apple Watch Series 3 and later devices.
**Installing Watch OS 8.6**
Based on the number of security updates included in this release, it is highly recommended that users install Watch OS 8.6 as soon as possible. While watch OS updates are typically stable, it's always best to stay up-to-date with the latest security patches to ensure the safety and security of your device.
**Performance and Battery Life**
As for performance and battery life, there doesn't seem to be any significant differences between Watch OS 8.6 and its RC version. Whether testing different workouts or simply loading new features, all tests showed no noticeable slowdowns. In terms of battery life, the author's Apple Watch Series 3 device has been used extensively since it was last charged at around 8:30 a.m., with only a small amount of power remaining at 4 p.m. This suggests that the watch is holding up well in terms of battery life.
**Battery Health and Capacity**
The article also touches on battery health, which has become a concern for many Apple Watch users. To address this, the author checks the Battery Health setting, which shows a capacity of 100%. The author confirms that they have been charging their watch every night and using it extensively throughout the day, with no issues reported so far. This suggests that proper care and maintenance can help prolong the battery's lifespan.
**Next-Gen Watch OS: Expectations and Rumors**
Looking ahead to future updates, there are expectations of a new version of watch OS, which may be released in beta soon after Apple's WWDC conference on June 6th. Although the exact details of this update are not yet known, it is rumored that watch OS 9 will include several significant changes and features. The author speculates that watch OS 8.7 betas may appear within the next week or two, followed by a final release sometime in September.
**Custom Watch Faces and Future Updates**
As for custom watch faces, there have been rumors of Apple introducing this feature in future updates. Although no official confirmation has been made, the author speculates that watch OS 9 may include some changes to the way watch faces are designed and created. With Apple's history of updating features and services, it is likely that future versions of watch OS will bring some exciting new features and capabilities.
**Conclusion**
In conclusion, Apple Watch Series 3 and later users can expect security updates with Watch OS 8.6, which includes several important patches to address vulnerabilities. While there are no significant changes in performance or battery life, proper care and maintenance can help prolong the battery's lifespan. As for future updates, there are expectations of watch OS 9, which may include custom watch faces and other exciting new features.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi everyone Aaron here for zollotech and today apple released watchos 8.6 to the public this is available to all watch os 8 supported devices from the series 3 apple watch all the way up to this series 7 apple watch along with this apple also released ios 15.5 which you'll want in order to install this update as well as ipad os 15.5 tv os 15.5 and mac os 12.4 and homepod os 15.5 all of those are available to the public now now this particular update was 258 megabytes it's a fairly small update it should be between 200 to 300 megabytes on most devices and adds a few new features depending on where you live and some for all of us if you have accessibility options now the first thing is before we talk about that let's take a look at the build number and then we'll take a look at the new features so we'll go into our settings here find our settings app go to general then about and you can see the version is 8.6 with a build number of 19 t 572 this is the exact same build that we had with watch os 8.6 rc or release candidate so if you're already on the beta program or you're a developer this is the same version and you won't have an update if you're on a previous version of 8.5 or earlier you can install this update and you'll see it right away so if you are a beta tester and you no longer want to receive betas uninstall the beta profile and then you'll have the regular version you just had a week or so early now the first new feature has to do with accessibility and this is something that apple doesn't advertise directly but if we go into the watch app and we scroll down to accessibility under accessibility go to voiceover under voiceover scroll to the bottom and we have hand gestures under hand gestures you'll see if we go to one of the customized gestures we have magic tab this is something that we've had on ipad and iphone for a while and it allows for a two-finger tap on the apple watch so i know a lot of people have been looking forward to this as it's something that should be super helpful if you need it so that's something they've added with watch os 8.6 now they've also added ecg in mexico so if you're within mexico and you have a series 4 apple watch or newer you can use the ecg function now this is only available in mexico as far as a new place and all the other places already was they haven't mentioned any additional places also it will give you a regular heart rhythm notifications in the same area as well so in mexico you'll have that on a series 4 or newer so that's something that they've added and this is up to your local government so they have to work with apple to enable this and so if you don't have it in your local yet or where you live hopefully they'll be bringing it soon now as far as resolved issues or anything there well they have fixed an issue for developers that use store kit 2 where they can now initiate a subscription office purchase for a product that can the customer currently subscribe to prior to this it actually hit a bug where sometimes that wouldn't work apple has not mentioned any issues as far as fast charging or anything like that or resolving that issue so i know some people were having issues with fast charging i haven't really had that issue myself but we'll have to see over the next few days if it's actually cleared up if you're still having issues when you put your watch on a charger and you have the right charger connected it would fast charge before on the series seven it should still be doing that as that was supposed to be resolved in prior updates but i know some people were still having that now as far as additional updates well there are quite a few security updates in this and you can see that by going to apple's security website if we go into safari we'll refresh here they've now added the security updates and you can see that here so if we go down to watch os 8.6 under watch os 8.6 there's quite a few here i'll leave a link to this in the description but you can see everything from apple avd you keep scrolling there's a ton of them all the way down to wi-fi and you can read this by seeing where it says available for apple watch series 3 and later the impact is the bug that it had so a malicious application may disclose restricted memory to fix it that's under the description a memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation and then it was contributed by an anonymous researcher so you can read every single one of these if you want and see all of the security updates and so that leads me to should you install watch os 8.6 well based on the number of security updates i would absolutely install it typically watch os updates are fairly stable anyway so i really don't have any hesitation saying install it and of course if you're concerned about fast charging it should only get better from here on out now as far as overall performance i noticed no difference using the rc whether that be going into different workouts going in to see what's new here or just loading simple things maybe we'll go into the calculator it loaded nice and fast it's not something i use regularly but you'll see my apps are loading nice and fast and i've had no slow down whatsoever as far as battery life well you can see here i'm at 76 percent it's been off the charger since about 8 8 a.m this morning or so or 8 30 a.m and it's now almost 4 p.m in the afternoon so it's doing pretty well i didn't use it for a workout or anything but i can easily get through a day or day and a half with it without a problem if we go to settings we'll take a look at my battery health as quite a few of you have asked me about that so we'll go down to battery here under battery we'll let it load go down to battery health and i'm at 100 maximum capacity so i put this on the charger every single night use it all day and then put it back on the charger at night before i go to bed or sometimes a little earlier than that so it's doing pretty well and we're past the six month point so it's holding up better than the series six did now as far as the next version of watch os well i would expect watch os 8.7 betas probably within this week or next at this point typically we'll have betas all the way up until we have watchos 9. now we do expect watch os 9 to be released at least in beta on june 6th so if we go here on june 6th at wwdc we expect apple to release ios 16 beta 1 along with watchos 9 beta 1 which is supposed to be a pretty significant update so we'll have to wait and see what apple includes with that but you can expect the first beta on the 6th if you're a developer with a final release typically in september usually when they show new products so if apple does what they've done every year we can expect it around that time and so we shouldn't see any big updates from now until probably at least june where they show off watch os 9 as far as updates with watch os so it's pretty stable overall i wouldn't expect any major changes and hopefully maybe with watchos 9 we can finally have custom watch faces other than the ones they give us we'll just have to wait and see let me know what you would like to see most in watch west9 i'd love to hear from you in the comments below and of course if you'd like to get your hands on this wallpaper i'll link it in the description like i normally do if you haven't subscribed already though please subscribe and if you enjoyed the video please give it a like as always thanks for watching this is Aaron i'll see you next time do\n"
