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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 unveiled with upgraded health tracking system
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 are official. Apple has announced its two new Apple Watch models as part of its product event today. An upgraded health tracking system is key to both models.
While both new models feature a familiar design, an upgraded heart rate monitor is key to the new health sensing system.
For example, the new system now measures heart rate data every five seconds, a 60x frequency increase over previous models.
Apple is also measuring HRV every five minutes. The new system is called the most accurate heart rate sensor in a wearable, according to Apple.
Apple is also introducing a new readiness feature. This is based on activity, vitals, and sleep data.
Readiness is a new feature based on activity, vitals, and sleep data
Additionally, Apple is adding a new Audio Intelligence feature to Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.
This includes sound recognition, like doorbells. There’s also a “live rewind” feature that lets you go back 15 seconds to transcribe what someone just said. It’s invoked by double-clicking the Digital Crown, which used to be multitasking.
Apple has published a new support document that details what audio intelligence does and how it works.
Siri recaps is another new feature. When enabled, it can summarize things like meetings, based on audio notes. Apple Watch also gains a new Siri Modular face as part of the new system.