Introduction to Apple Watch functions

Apple Watch has a variety of personalized watch faces, allowing you to change and customize settings as you wish. On the customized watch face, you can add practical information such as weather and next activity. Can display the user's heartbeat information. When used with an iPhone, Apple Watch will deviate from global standard time by no more than 50 milliseconds.

When you receive a notification, Taptic Engine will immediately remind you through Tap.

Apple Watch can send Sketch, Tap, heartbeat, etc. to other Apple Watch users through Digital Touch.

Every Monday, Apple Watch will suggest new exercise goals for users based on the previous week’s activity data.

WatchKit: WatchKit SDK allows developers to create new app experiences tailored for Apple Watch.

The watch has built-in UBER. Moreover, the watch can directly unlock the room door, and the Passbook can be used as a boarding pass to watch videos, images, etc. remotely.

Chinese applications: WeChat, Weibo, Alipay, Meipai, Ctrip, etc. However, the Alipay wallet that is adapted to Apple Watch only retains three functions: Yu'e Bao, payment code, and exchange rate conversion. Other applications will also be simplified accordingly, retaining only functions more suitable for wearable devices.

Apps available for Apple Watch can be downloaded from the App Store. The battery life of Apple Watch is all-day and can be used for 18 hours. Apple does not describe much about the battery and has some reservations. It should be a brand-new technology.

WatchOS 2.0 adds map navigation, timeline and other functions, and the number of third-party apps adapted to Watch has reached 1,000. Apple Watch can use Facebook Messenger, control Go Pro, etc. WatchOS 2 is more friendly to medical apps, allowing developers to develop applications that can monitor blood pressure and heart rate in real time. ?

Apple Watch has also launched a new leather strap, which will be sold at specific Apple direct stores. The specific information has not been disclosed yet. The Apple Watch Sports Edition will also introduce more color dials and straps to improve its customization. The new Apple Watch Sports Edition will be on sale from now on, and the price will remain unchanged. ?

On June 19, 2018, the University of Alabama announced that it would try to replace physical student ID cards with Apple Watch. Starting this week, students wearing Apple Watch can use the watch to enter the dormitory and in the dining hall. Purchase meals, use library services, and more. ?

On August 6, 2018, in order to celebrate National Fitness Day on August 8, Apple encouraged Apple Watch users in China to get active and participate in a new fitness record challenge. Users who successfully complete physical training of 30 minutes or more on August 8 will receive exclusive medals and information stickers. Extended information

Apple has launched a new finely woven nylon strap for Apple Watch. The Ottm wooden strap is available in three different materials, namely maple, sandalwood and spotted wood. In addition to the buckle Except for the lug interfaces being made of metal, the rest of the watch is handmade from wood, including the hardwood connecting rods between the strap sections.

In 2017, Apple Watch shipments reached 18 million units, an increase of more than 54% compared with 2016.

China Unicom will officially launch the Apple Watch eSIM pilot business in 6 cities: Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, and Changsha on March 7, 2018.

It was reported in April 2018 that the world’s last Apple Watch store located in Isetan Department Store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will close on May 13.

Former supplier Zomm sued Apple, claiming that the Apple Watch emergency help function infringed upon it

In August 2018, Apple’s former supplier Zomm sued Apple, claiming that the company developed the SOS function , and applied for a patent.

The feature allows users to press and hold a button on a remote device to call local emergency services, but Apple used the technology in the Apple Watch without permission after "deliberately approaching Zomm in order to steal the company's technology."

Reference: Apple Watch_Baidu Encyclopedia