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In this week’s top stories: Announcement of Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE, new iPad Air, iOS 14 released for everyone and more. Read on for all the top news this week.
Apple this week officially held its September event “Time Flies.” During the virtual event, the company announced new Apple Watch hardware, new iPad hardware, and more details on its fall software releases.
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For the Apple Watch Series 6, one of the main features is the addition of a new blood oxygen sensor. On the Apple Watch itself, there is a new blood oxygen sensor, which also works through a new blood oxygen app in watchOS. In terms of performance, the Apple Watch Series 6 is powered by Apple’s newest S6 processor, which is up to 20% faster than the Series 5. Apple says the Apple Watch Series 6 has the same 18-hour battery life than before.
The new Apple Watch is available to order now and starts at $ 399.
Apple also introduced the new Apple Watch SE, which is priced at $ 279 as a lower-cost alternative to the Series 6. The Apple Watch SE does not feature an always-on display, nor does it support ECG or blood oxygen functions. , there is support for fall detection and Emergency SOS. Features the same physical design as the Series 4.
Interestingly, the Series 3 is still available on Apple’s line for $ 199. This means that the Apple Watch line starts at $ 199 for Series 3, $ 279 for Apple Watch SE, and $ 399 for Apple Watch Series 5.
iPad updates
For the iPad line, Apple made two announcements this week: a more powerful 8th-generation iPad and an all-new iPad Air.
The new iPad Air features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with P3 wide color, True Tone, and a laminate coating. Touch ID is on the power button, so while it’s similar to the iPad Pro in terms of design, Face ID is missing. The new iPad Air also features a “big leap in performance” thanks to the new A14 Bionic processor. You can learn more about the iPad line in our full comparison here.
Services
Apple continued its focus on the Apple Watch and fitness with the introduction of its new subscription service, Apple Fitness +. Apple Fitness + will integrate with Apple Watch and the Fitness app on iPhone. Fitness + costs $ 9.99 per month or $ 79.99 per year.
Users can view Apple-hosted fitness classes, with fitness exercise metrics displayed at the top of the video, synced from Apple Watch. Data can be automatically saved in the Health app. Apple Fitness + classes can be viewed on the iPhone through the Fitness app or through an all-new fitness app on iPad and Apple TV. Fitness + will debut before the end of the year.
Along with the introduction of Apple Fitness +, Apple also introduced its long-awaited package of services, branded Apple One.
Apple One starts at $ 15 per month for Apple Music, Apple TV +, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage for individuals. The family version of the plan will cost $ 20 per month with 200GB of storage. For $ 30 a month, you can upgrade to the Premiere Apple One package, which includes Apple Music, Apple TV +, Apple Arcade, 2TB of iCloud storage, Apple News +, and Apple Fitness +.
The Apple One bundle will be available later this fall.
IOS 14 release
Finally, Apple this week released its latest round of software updates to the general public.
One of the main features of iOS 14 is the ability to add widgets to the home screen for the first time. This includes widgets for official Apple applications such as Music, Calendar, and Fitness, as well as widgets for third-party applications. We have a full rundown of countless third-party widgets for iOS 14 in the program notes link below.
watchOS 7 includes a variety of new features, such as support for sleep tracking capabilities, the ability to share watch faces with others, and new built-in watch faces to choose from. watchOS 7 also allows Family Settings to allow parents to pair a new Apple Watch on their own iPhones instead of using another device. Apple has also made improvements to Siri, Maps and has even included hand washing detection.
Elsewhere, tvOS 14 imposed integration with accessories such as smart cameras and doorbells, support for 4K videos on YouTube for the first time, enhanced multi-user video, and Picture-in-Picture throughout the system.
And finally, iPadOS 14 also includes support for new widgets, although you can’t add them to the home screen. Instead, iPadOS 14 widgets can only be added to Today view. Other iPadOS 14 enhancements include a new sidebar layout, Apple Pencil enhancements, and much more.
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