Apple releases watchOS 10.2 with new features, improvements, and bug fixes
Apple has released watchOS 10.2, bringing with it new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
In watchOS 10.2, Siri gains access to Health app data, exclusive to the latest Apple Watches. Additionally, the update reinstates the ability to swipe left and right to change watch faces, alongside several fresh features.
watchOS updates can be installed by opening the Watch app on the paired iPhone, tapping General and selecting Software Updates. Users must have at least 50 per cent battery charged on their device and have their iPhone connected to Wi-Fi.
Apple’s release notes reads watchOS 10.2 includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes, including:
- Access and log Health app data with Siri (Available on Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2)
- Automatically view Now Playing when in proximity of HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini playing media from Music or Podcasts (Available on – Apple Watch Series 6 and later and Apple Watch Ultra)
- Enable the ability to swipe to change watch faces in Settings
- Enable the ability to confirm ending workouts in Settings
- Prioritize the volume of either the music or trainers’ voices in most Fitness+ workouts
- Resolves an issue that can cause watch faces added in the Watch app on iPhone to not appear on Apple Watch
Alongside the release of watchOS 10.2, Apple has rolled out iOS 17.2 for iPhone and iPadOS 17.2.