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Apple has introduced some exciting updates in watchOS 11, bringing new features to help improve your health, fitness, and everyday life. Here’s what you can expect and how to install it on your Apple Watch.
Key Features in watchOS 11
- Vitals App: Track important health metrics like heart rate, oxygen levels, and more.
- Training Load: Optimize your workouts by seeing how much stress you’re putting on your body.
- Flexible Activity Goals: Set more specific goals for your Activity rings or take a day off from closing them.
- Enhanced Workouts: Distance and route maps, better pool swims, and more workouts.
- Live Activities in Smart Stack: Get real-time updates for sports scores, food deliveries, and more.
- New Widgets and Photos Face: Includes a widget for quick access and a new Photos watch face.
- Translate by Talking: Speak into your wrist to translate text.
Additionally, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will also receive Sleep Apnea Detection and the Tides app.
Preparing for watchOS 11
Step 1: Back Up Your Apple Watch
Before installing the update, ensure your Apple Watch is backed up. This backup is stored on your iPhone, so make sure your iPhone is also backed up, either to iCloud or your computer. If something goes wrong, you’ll be able to restore your Apple Watch using this backup.
Step 2: Install iOS 18 on Your iPhone
Your Apple Watch needs your iPhone to be running iOS 18 before you can install watchOS 11. Here’s how to update your iPhone:
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Go to General > Software Update.
- Download and install iOS 18 if it’s available.
Installing watchOS 11
Once your iPhone is running iOS 18, follow these steps to install watchOS 11:
- Open the Watch App: On your iPhone, open the Watch app (or use the Settings app on your Apple Watch).
- Go to General: In the app, tap General.
- Select Software Update: Look for the watchOS 11 update.
- Place Apple Watch on Charger: Make sure your Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi, is in range of your iPhone, and is on the charger.
- Install Now: Tap Install now to begin the process. The installation can take from a few minutes to over an hour.
Once complete, you’ll have the latest watchOS 11 with all its new features ready to go!