Apple Watch 5 is expected to launch later this year, and we believe the watchOS 6 software will immediately roll out of its original packaging. WatchOS 6 has just been unveiled by Apple at WWDC 2019 and it may give us some clues as to what to expect from the next Apple Smartwatch. Here we will review some information about the future of the Apple Watch that we can extrapolate from watchOS 6, but most of this is just speculation about the future of the wearable series. In fact, the Apple Watch 5 won't even land this year. So we may not even see a running watch that works with watchOS 6. This won't stop us from speculating, so just take some of our ideas. With a big pinch of salt.
More apps to use
This is likely to affect your current Apple Watch as well as future devices, but it's probably one of the strengths of watchOS 6. Several different elements make us think that more apps will be available soon. First, you'll get three new apps designed by Apple directly. This is Apple's calculator, voice memos, and books (for listening to audio books). Yes... Until now, Apple has never offered its calculator app on the Apple Watch. Apple has also focused on improving watchOS 6 developer tools to allow developers to more easily scale their apps across different platforms. The idea here is that Swift's new developer tools will make it easier for iOS 13 or iPadOS developers to deliver a service on Apple Watch with less effort than in the past. There's no guarantee it will work to encourage more third-party developers to use the Apple Watch, but it could give the platform new life. Also, the fact that the Apple Watch will soon get its own dedicated app store will make it even easier to download titles to your mobile.Improved microphones
Microphones are now a must on the Apple Watch for a variety of features like dictation on your laptop, but the Apple Watch 5 may need to upgrade. A new feature in watchOS 6 will monitor ambient noise to monitor decibels and alert you if you're approaching the World Health Organization's recommendation to spend a maximum of four hours per week at 90 dB or higher. To ensure full accuracy here, Apple might set up the microphones for its next Apple Watch. With voice memos debuting on the Apple Watch, the company may want to update its microphones for that as well. Again, these features will also be available on previous Apple Watches, but they may still signal some of the hardware upgrades we'll see in the next-generation product. You've been able to use your Apple Watch separately from your iPhone since the LTE version that debuted on the Apple Watch 3, but 2019 may be the time when you really feel free. This is suggested by many new features, including an app store, Apple, and Animoji audio books, all available right from your wrist for the first time. Could Apple switch to a more capable device, even away from your iPhone? We don't know exactly what this could mean for the Apple Watch 5, but could an LTE variant be the default for the new generation? This is a possibility.
Your Apple Watch 5 can also last longer
Apple Watch 2 will always update. Image credit: TechRadar The watchOS 6 announcement is one of the biggest shockers: Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 will benefit from the latest software update. Many people had speculated that these two devices would not be updated to the latest software after the original Apple Watch Watch 5 update last year. Some have assumed that the next generation would be isolated from this year's update. It may mean Apple is ready to extend the life of its upcoming smartwatches... so could the Apple Watch 5 have an extra year on its wrist? We don't know for sure, and we won't be doing it again for a few years, but it may be future-proof for a bit longer.
Best Speakers
Apple has included a new audio streaming API in its developer tools that will allow developers to stream sound through their apps. It probably means we'll see more podcasting, radio, and music apps debuting on the Apple Watch once watchOS 6 is available. Could this mean Apple will update the speakers on the Apple Watch 5? The speakers in the existing Apple Watch range are okay, but some improvements can be made because the sound can often be turned down a bit to our liking.More wellness and fitness.
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Tracking cycles is a long-awaited feature in watchOS 6. Image Credit: TechRadar Ever since the introduction of the Apple Watch, Apple has positioned it as a fitness machine. Wellness now takes center stage on the device, and this has never been clearer than this software update. New to watchOS 6 is cycle monitoring (a menstrual cycle feature that tracks periods and fertile periods), as well as the previously mentioned decibel feature. Could Apple position it as a global health device, as well as for fitness? If this is the case, some unannounced wellness features could also be included, such as a guided meditation feature or possibly food tracking. It only remains to wait until Apple has released the Watch 5 to see if any of these features come to fruition...