Apple announced the watchOS 2 at the WWDC back in June. At the iPhone event earlier this month, Apple said that it will release watchOS 2 on September 16th, along with the iOS 9, but it got delayed due to bugs that was discovered at the last moment. Now it has rolled out the update for the Apple Watch that brings new features such as native support for third-party apps such as News, Weather, Facebook Messenger, GoPro with viewfinder support on Watch, new ‘Time Travel’ feature lets you rotate the digital crown to move forward or backwards in your appointments, Transit option in maps for finding public transportation and several improvements.
You can update to watchOS 2 by opening Apple Watch app on your iPhone and going to My Watch > General > Software Update. Check out the complete changelog below.
New features in watchOS 2
New watch faces and timekeeping features
Time-lapse videos of Hong Kong, London, Mack Lake, New York, Shanghai, and Paris
Photo and Photo Album so you can see your favorite images every time you raise your wrist, including support for Live Photos
Time Travel with the Digital Crown to see what’s coming in the future or what’s happened in the past
Nightstand Mode so your Watch can be used as a bedside alarm clock
9 new colors to customize your watch face, and a new multicolor Modular face
Support for third-party apps to create complications
Siri improvements
Start a specific workout, get transit directions, or ask to see a glance
Support for FaceTime audio calling and replying to email
Support for HomeKit to control supported devices in your home using Siri
New support for Austria, Belgium (French and Dutch), and Norway
Activity and Workout improvements
Workouts from third party apps on the Watch can be included in your Activity rings
Activity rings, workouts, and achievements can be shared from the Activity app on iPhone
Interactive achievements
On-demand weekly summary
Mute Activity notifications for one day
Workouts saved automatically
Apple Pay and Wallet improvements
Support for Discover cards
Support for rewards cards and store credit and debit cards
Add passes to Wallet directly from third party apps on your Watch
Friends and Digital Touch improvements
Add more than 12 Friends directly from Apple Watch
Multiple Friends’ groups that you can name
Send sketches using multiple colors
New options for animated emoji
Maps improvements
Transit view, showing transit lines, stations and intermodal connections in select major cities
View the list of directions for your current route
View station placards with departure information
Music improvements
New Beats 1 button to start playing the 24/7 radio station
New Quick Play button to play a variety of songs from Apple Music
Reply to emails using dictation, emoji, or smart replies customized specifically for email
Make and receive calls using FaceTime audio
Support for Wi-Fi calling without iPhone in proximity on participating carriers
Activation Lock prevents anyone from activating your Apple Watch without your Apple ID and password
New developer capabilities
New support for system language in English (India), Finnish, Indonesian, Norwegian, and Polish
New support for dictation in Dutch (Belgium), English (Ireland, Philippines, South Africa), French (Belgium), German (Austria), Spanish (Chile, Colombia)
New support for smart replies in Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong, Taiwan), Danish, Dutch, English (New Zealand, Singapore), Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Thai
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