New Features and Updates in Apple Watch OS 4

One of the most exciting features in Apple Watch OS 4 is the ability to add multiple playlists to your Apple watch. This was something that many users have been asking for, and it's great to see that Apple has finally listened. When you go into Music on your Apple watch, you can now find the playlist you want to add and then tap "Add" to add it to your watch. This feature is a game-changer for music lovers who want to be able to easily switch between playlists.

Another cool music-related feature in Apple Watch OS 4 is the ability to access playback controls right from within the workout app. No longer will you have to leave your workout to control your music - now, you can do it all within the app itself. This is a huge upgrade for those who work out regularly and want to be able to control their music easily.

The camera remote feature has also been improved in Apple Watch OS 4. It can now work with portrait mode and video modes like time-lapse or slow motion, making it an even more capable tool for capturing stunning photos and videos. Whether you're a professional photographer or just someone who loves to take pictures of your family and friends, this feature is sure to impress.

One new app that's been added to Apple Watch OS 4 is the News app. This app provides users with bite-sized news snippets that they can save for later if they scroll all the way to the bottom. If you tap on "Save for Later," it will open up in the full article on your iPhone, making it easy to stay informed without having to constantly check your phone.

In addition to these new features, Apple Watch OS 4 also includes a number of other updates and improvements. One notable one is the new flashlight feature in Control Center. This light can be turned on and off with just a few taps, and it's especially useful for navigating in the dark. There's also a "Night Workout Light" that flashes to help you stay visible when running or jogging at night.

Another exciting feature in Apple Watch OS 4 is the new emergency light. When your watch is using location services, whether from the built-in radios or your paired iPhone, it will display a red light. This is designed to be a visual warning for others that you're nearby and need attention.

For fitness enthusiasts, Apple Watch OS 4 brings a number of updates that are sure to excite. The workout app has been streamlined with easier tap targets and navigation, making it quicker and easier to get started with your workout. You can also start workouts with just one tap - no more having to navigate through menus or settings. And for those who want to keep going without stopping, there's now a "Quick Switch" feature that allows you to quickly switch between different workouts.

One new feature in the Activity app is high-intensity interval training (HIIT). This workout type allows users to track their HIIT sessions and see how they're doing. It's a great way for fitness enthusiasts to challenge themselves and stay motivated.

Apple Watch OS 4 also includes enhanced swim tracking, which automatically tracks sets and rest pace for each set and distance. This feature is designed to provide more accurate and detailed data about your swim workouts, making it easier to track your progress and improve your performance.

Another new feature in Apple Watch OS 4 is the ability to log VO2 max data directly from the watch to the Health app on your iPhone. This means that you can see your VO2 max levels right on your Apple watch, giving you a better understanding of your fitness level and progress over time.

The Activity app also includes new celebrations for closing rings or reaching milestones. These are designed to be fun and motivating ways to recognize your achievements, whether it's reaching a new high step count or completing a challenging workout.

Finally, the Mail Plane interface on Apple Watch has been updated with Auto Display, making it easier to read emails on your wrist. The heart rate app also includes a chart of the last 24 hours of data, providing users with a more detailed view of their heart health and fitness progress.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhands-on look at 50 features and changes from watch OS 4 when you first pair your Apple watch with your iPhone you're going to notice a new pairing UI now this pairing UI takes some obvious visual cues from w1 chip enable devices like the air pods as you can see right here so when you tap the pair button you're going to be taken to the pairing section of the Apple watch app now as anyone who owns an Apple watch will tell you the initial pairing process takes quite a while and Apple this time around has decided to add some usefulness to the pairing process actually providing users with tips on how to use their Apple watch so you get tips on how to use the digital crown how to use the side button and how to navigate around using touch gestures on the screen now you're also going to notice an updated passcode interface and this interface has been updated to contain larger tap targets so each of the passcode buttons the numbers 1 through 9 including 0 of course have been updated to be larger and easier to tap on you also have a new red color delete button just in case you make a mistake now you'll notice that when you touch on these buttons the animation is different from that of watch OS 3 the animation here is much more pronounced in watch OS 4 so you're sure that you actually press the button and to add to that there is also a new click sound here that pretty cool in watch OS 4 the dock received a new vertically scrolling interface so when you invoke the dock you can use the digital crown to scroll vertically throughout the docks contents of course you can use your finger as well you also have the option of ordering by favorites or selecting recently used apps and if you scroll to the very bottom of the dock you're going to see an all apps option and what that does is it basically takes you to your full list of apps in the grid view just like this now Apple has come to realize that not everyone likes the grid view so when watch OS 4 if you force press on the screen like this you can select a new ListView yes a list view instead of a grid view so let's tap list view and you can see a full list of all of your apps in alphabetical order so you can just scroll through like this and the ListView outright replaces the grid view you can of course use your finger to scroll through as well and this may make it easier for you to find the particulars you're looking for I especially think this will be helpful for first-time Apple watch users of course you can tap on the app you wish to switch to just like that and if you navigate all the way back to your watch face and then you press the digital crown again it's going to take you instead of the grid view takes you to the list for you just as you would expect of course you can switch back to grid view if you want to eagle-eyed watch OS users will notice slightly bolder text for notifications one of the big features in watch OS 4 is the new kaleidoscope watch face that can be controlled using the digital crown you can actually spin it like this to get some of those crazy kaleidoscope effects at any time right there from the convenience of your watch face you can also make your own kaleidoscope faces right from the watch app on your iPhone and you can also go into the Photos app select a photo that you want to base your kaleidoscope own and then tap create watch face this is going to take you over to the watch app and use the photo that you selected as a base for your kaleidoscope that is really cool so you see the styles below it choose facet or radio and customize to your liking another big feature is the addition of the new Siri watch face in watch OS for now this watch face includes proactive cards that provide you with data throughout the day that provides customized relevant information that applies to you personally so for instance you'll get details on the local weather you also get information about your upcoming appointments and there's a handy Siri button right there on the watch face so you can ask Siri whatever you need and then watch os4 you can now switch between watch faces while in edit mode by using the digital crown like this you can just scroll through all the available watch faces and then when you find the one you want just tap on it and although they aren't included in beta1 users can look forward to toy story inspired watch faces you can also look forward to person-to-person payments courtesy of Apple pay right from your Apple watch so you can ask Siri to send money to friends instantly and securely and you can also request money as well you'll notice a new handy install button next to the apps that feature Apple watch versions and here's something really cool and watch OS 4 there's a new keypad option in the phone app so now you can dial numbers directly from your Apple watch you no longer have to just rely on your contacts or using Siri now you can use that handy keypad to insert numbers directly right from the convenience of your Apple watch so making a call right now and while we're at it why not just mention the new call interface and the phone app it's slightly modified and of course it includes a handy link back to that new keypad that's found in the phone app the Maps app has been slightly redesigned with a new scrolling list of suggestions in recent tiles for easy navigation and if you head over to the Settings app and go under general you're going to find a new locations preference panel because even if your watch doesn't have GPS natively it can rely on the radios in your phone now here's a small but handy detail there's a new repeat button in the timer app so when you start a timer and it finishes you're going to see timer done now you can repeat that timer with a simple press of a button the music app got a visual upgrade then you have that vertically scrolling interface you can use the digital crown to scroll through over here albums and playlists just like that and there's also automatic playlists syncing including Apple recommended music so you'll see things like your new music mix and your favorite mix and that's not all you'll also notice an updated nail playin complication that you can add to your favorite watch face of course you can still tap that to open up the nail plain interface which is slightly modified as well now there's an actual indicator as to where your music originates in the upper left hand corner now here's a really big feature in my opinion you can now easily add individual albums and artists to your Apple watch so of course you see your automatic stuff the heavy rotation playlist and all that that we just talked about and then you here you see a list of your playlists into albums but here's the important thing to the add an easily button right at the bottom you just tap that now you can search all of your music you can go into a particular album find the album that you and add just that one album to your Apple watch so I can just find the one I won't tap on it just like that now it's added you can see it right there that is really awesome and not just that you can now add multiple playlists to your Apple watch so you can go in tap on the playlists find the playlist you want to add and then add that playlist to your Apple watch so this is really really nice it's an especially welcome addition for those of us who have been frustrated when trying to add music to the Apple watch and here's another cool music related feature you can ill access playback controls right from within the workout app and watch OS for the camera remote becomes a lot more capable it can now work with portrait mode it can work with video modes such as time-lapse or slow motion even it's much more capable and watch it was for I think you guys are going to like this a lot there's a new app in watch OS 4 and that is none other than the news app the news app provides you with little tiny snippets of news that you can save for later if you scroll all the way to the bottom you'll see a save for later button and you can view the full article on your iPhone and of course there's a news app complication so you can get those little snippets of news and even more bite-sized snippets right there on your favorite watch face and if you tap that it opens up the news app to the article now there's a new flashlight in control center and to be honest I didn't think this will be very handy but I actually tried it out in the dark and it works surprisingly well so you get this little flashlight it actually gets brighter when it's turned away from you like that and when you turn it towards yourself it gets dimmer which makes sense right brighter dimmer but it doesn't stop there there's also a night workout light that flashes so if you're running down the street in the dark and you want to stay visible this can help you out you're going to be seen when you have this own and lastly there is another light it's an I guess an emergency light and it's just a red light now when your watch is using location services either from the built-in radios and the watch itself or from your paired I phone you'll see a new location icon in control center fitness fans will likely appreciate the new streamlined workout app it's bigger tap targets easier to use easier to navigate in my opinion and not just that but it also allows you to start workouts with a single tap when you're in the mood to go when you're in the mood to run you just want to get down to it you don't want to have to go through configuring anything this allows you to get right down to business immediately you'll notice a new workout type animation in the upper left hand corner so the little running guy right there for my running workout there's also a new quick switch back to back workout feature for those of you that want to keep going all you need to do is swipe right and then tap the new button and select your new workout and then you can select a brand new workout right after your prior workout in and watch os4 there's a new high-intensity interval training workout that you can select you just tap that and you can get going and you're going to need some music to go along with those workouts so you'll appreciate the ability to automatically start a playlist whenever you start a workout that is new and watch os4 there's also enhanced swim tracking and watch os4 so it automatically tracks sets and rest pace for each set and distance and the coming later this year you can now sync your Apple watch to support it gym equipment to keep important metrics in sync another new feature vo2 max data logging from your Apple watch directly to the health app and a new workout preference panel found in the general section of the Settings app and these are all settings that you'll also find on the paired iPhone inside the watch app and that includes the new Express Connect feature this is the feature that will allow you to connect to gym equipment in the future via NFC the activity Acton regular notifications now seeks to push you further daily inspiration evening push a monthly challenge these are all things you'll find in the activity app and there are also new celebrations when you close a ring or you hit a milestone here's a subtle feature that I appreciate it when you play music on your iPhone you're going to notice that the mail plane interfaces Auto displayed on your Apple watch just like that you'll also notice that the heart rate app includes a chart of the last 24 hours of data so ladies and gentlemen that has been a look at 50 new features on the Apple watch of course that's not all the features there are other features that we haven't mentioned here we'll talk more about those in upcoming videos and posts on 95 Mac what do you think about watch OS 4 let me know in the comments this is Jeff nine-to-five Machands-on look at 50 features and changes from watch OS 4 when you first pair your Apple watch with your iPhone you're going to notice a new pairing UI now this pairing UI takes some obvious visual cues from w1 chip enable devices like the air pods as you can see right here so when you tap the pair button you're going to be taken to the pairing section of the Apple watch app now as anyone who owns an Apple watch will tell you the initial pairing process takes quite a while and Apple this time around has decided to add some usefulness to the pairing process actually providing users with tips on how to use their Apple watch so you get tips on how to use the digital crown how to use the side button and how to navigate around using touch gestures on the screen now you're also going to notice an updated passcode interface and this interface has been updated to contain larger tap targets so each of the passcode buttons the numbers 1 through 9 including 0 of course have been updated to be larger and easier to tap on you also have a new red color delete button just in case you make a mistake now you'll notice that when you touch on these buttons the animation is different from that of watch OS 3 the animation here is much more pronounced in watch OS 4 so you're sure that you actually press the button and to add to that there is also a new click sound here that pretty cool in watch OS 4 the dock received a new vertically scrolling interface so when you invoke the dock you can use the digital crown to scroll vertically throughout the docks contents of course you can use your finger as well you also have the option of ordering by favorites or selecting recently used apps and if you scroll to the very bottom of the dock you're going to see an all apps option and what that does is it basically takes you to your full list of apps in the grid view just like this now Apple has come to realize that not everyone likes the grid view so when watch OS 4 if you force press on the screen like this you can select a new ListView yes a list view instead of a grid view so let's tap list view and you can see a full list of all of your apps in alphabetical order so you can just scroll through like this and the ListView outright replaces the grid view you can of course use your finger to scroll through as well and this may make it easier for you to find the particulars you're looking for I especially think this will be helpful for first-time Apple watch users of course you can tap on the app you wish to switch to just like that and if you navigate all the way back to your watch face and then you press the digital crown again it's going to take you instead of the grid view takes you to the list for you just as you would expect of course you can switch back to grid view if you want to eagle-eyed watch OS users will notice slightly bolder text for notifications one of the big features in watch OS 4 is the new kaleidoscope watch face that can be controlled using the digital crown you can actually spin it like this to get some of those crazy kaleidoscope effects at any time right there from the convenience of your watch face you can also make your own kaleidoscope faces right from the watch app on your iPhone and you can also go into the Photos app select a photo that you want to base your kaleidoscope own and then tap create watch face this is going to take you over to the watch app and use the photo that you selected as a base for your kaleidoscope that is really cool so you see the styles below it choose facet or radio and customize to your liking another big feature is the addition of the new Siri watch face in watch OS for now this watch face includes proactive cards that provide you with data throughout the day that provides customized relevant information that applies to you personally so for instance you'll get details on the local weather you also get information about your upcoming appointments and there's a handy Siri button right there on the watch face so you can ask Siri whatever you need and then watch os4 you can now switch between watch faces while in edit mode by using the digital crown like this you can just scroll through all the available watch faces and then when you find the one you want just tap on it and although they aren't included in beta1 users can look forward to toy story inspired watch faces you can also look forward to person-to-person payments courtesy of Apple pay right from your Apple watch so you can ask Siri to send money to friends instantly and securely and you can also request money as well you'll notice a new handy install button next to the apps that feature Apple watch versions and here's something really cool and watch OS 4 there's a new keypad option in the phone app so now you can dial numbers directly from your Apple watch you no longer have to just rely on your contacts or using Siri now you can use that handy keypad to insert numbers directly right from the convenience of your Apple watch so making a call right now and while we're at it why not just mention the new call interface and the phone app it's slightly modified and of course it includes a handy link back to that new keypad that's found in the phone app the Maps app has been slightly redesigned with a new scrolling list of suggestions in recent tiles for easy navigation and if you head over to the Settings app and go under general you're going to find a new locations preference panel because even if your watch doesn't have GPS natively it can rely on the radios in your phone now here's a small but handy detail there's a new repeat button in the timer app so when you start a timer and it finishes you're going to see timer done now you can repeat that timer with a simple press of a button the music app got a visual upgrade then you have that vertically scrolling interface you can use the digital crown to scroll through over here albums and playlists just like that and there's also automatic playlists syncing including Apple recommended music so you'll see things like your new music mix and your favorite mix and that's not all you'll also notice an updated nail playin complication that you can add to your favorite watch face of course you can still tap that to open up the nail plain interface which is slightly modified as well now there's an actual indicator as to where your music originates in the upper left hand corner now here's a really big feature in my opinion you can now easily add individual albums and artists to your Apple watch so of course you see your automatic stuff the heavy rotation playlist and all that that we just talked about and then you here you see a list of your playlists into albums but here's the important thing to the add an easily button right at the bottom you just tap that now you can search all of your music you can go into a particular album find the album that you and add just that one album to your Apple watch so I can just find the one I won't tap on it just like that now it's added you can see it right there that is really awesome and not just that you can now add multiple playlists to your Apple watch so you can go in tap on the playlists find the playlist you want to add and then add that playlist to your Apple watch so this is really really nice it's an especially welcome addition for those of us who have been frustrated when trying to add music to the Apple watch and here's another cool music related feature you can ill access playback controls right from within the workout app and watch OS for the camera remote becomes a lot more capable it can now work with portrait mode it can work with video modes such as time-lapse or slow motion even it's much more capable and watch it was for I think you guys are going to like this a lot there's a new app in watch OS 4 and that is none other than the news app the news app provides you with little tiny snippets of news that you can save for later if you scroll all the way to the bottom you'll see a save for later button and you can view the full article on your iPhone and of course there's a news app complication so you can get those little snippets of news and even more bite-sized snippets right there on your favorite watch face and if you tap that it opens up the news app to the article now there's a new flashlight in control center and to be honest I didn't think this will be very handy but I actually tried it out in the dark and it works surprisingly well so you get this little flashlight it actually gets brighter when it's turned away from you like that and when you turn it towards yourself it gets dimmer which makes sense right brighter dimmer but it doesn't stop there there's also a night workout light that flashes so if you're running down the street in the dark and you want to stay visible this can help you out you're going to be seen when you have this own and lastly there is another light it's an I guess an emergency light and it's just a red light now when your watch is using location services either from the built-in radios and the watch itself or from your paired I phone you'll see a new location icon in control center fitness fans will likely appreciate the new streamlined workout app it's bigger tap targets easier to use easier to navigate in my opinion and not just that but it also allows you to start workouts with a single tap when you're in the mood to go when you're in the mood to run you just want to get down to it you don't want to have to go through configuring anything this allows you to get right down to business immediately you'll notice a new workout type animation in the upper left hand corner so the little running guy right there for my running workout there's also a new quick switch back to back workout feature for those of you that want to keep going all you need to do is swipe right and then tap the new button and select your new workout and then you can select a brand new workout right after your prior workout in and watch os4 there's a new high-intensity interval training workout that you can select you just tap that and you can get going and you're going to need some music to go along with those workouts so you'll appreciate the ability to automatically start a playlist whenever you start a workout that is new and watch os4 there's also enhanced swim tracking and watch os4 so it automatically tracks sets and rest pace for each set and distance and the coming later this year you can now sync your Apple watch to support it gym equipment to keep important metrics in sync another new feature vo2 max data logging from your Apple watch directly to the health app and a new workout preference panel found in the general section of the Settings app and these are all settings that you'll also find on the paired iPhone inside the watch app and that includes the new Express Connect feature this is the feature that will allow you to connect to gym equipment in the future via NFC the activity Acton regular notifications now seeks to push you further daily inspiration evening push a monthly challenge these are all things you'll find in the activity app and there are also new celebrations when you close a ring or you hit a milestone here's a subtle feature that I appreciate it when you play music on your iPhone you're going to notice that the mail plane interfaces Auto displayed on your Apple watch just like that you'll also notice that the heart rate app includes a chart of the last 24 hours of data so ladies and gentlemen that has been a look at 50 new features on the Apple watch of course that's not all the features there are other features that we haven't mentioned here we'll talk more about those in upcoming videos and posts on 95 Mac what do you think about watch OS 4 let me know in the comments this is Jeff nine-to-five Mac\n"