Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Apple Watch Series 9 Review: Slightly Smarter and Faster”.
Foreign, this is the Apple Watch series 9, but I wouldn’t blame you if you mistook it for the series 8., that’s because the series 9’s biggest changes are invisible. That includes double tap a new gesture for performing certain actions by tapping your thumb and index finger together. Siri is also getting a speed boost now that it can process certain requests on the device itself instead of relying on the internet. That means you’ll also be able to ask Siri health related questions, which should make it easier to sift through all of the data. Your Apple watch collects and the new Ultra wideband chip inside the series 9 makes it easier to find your phone with your watch.
These changes are intended to make the Apple watch easier, to use, that’s critical for a smartwatch, because every extra tap and swipe on a screen that small can feel like a burden. The Apple Watch series 9 also doesn’t have everything on my wish list. For example, I would still love to see the Apple watch. Ultra’S action button arrive on the regular model and more Health metrics aimed at recovery would also be helpful.
The Apple Watch series 9 is ideal for those upgrading from an older Apple watch like the Series 6 or earlier features like double tap the faster Siri performance and the ability to track down your iPhone. More precisely, do add some convenience to the Apple watch, but they aren’t enough to justify and upgrade if you already have a recent model. Apple rarely adds new gestures to the Apple watch, so I was excited to try a double tap. I got to preview the feature on a separate Apple watch that was running an early software build. The idea behind double tap is to make it easier to control the watch, while your other hand might be busy. Perhaps when you’re walking the dog doing the dishes or carrying shopping bags, double tap triggers the primary action in an app or notification. This means you can dismiss a notification, pause, Spotify or start and stop your timer without having to tap your watch.
Performing a double tap from the watch face will pull up your widgets. I’Ve been using this most often to quickly dismiss notifications, so this works as soon as I lift my arm up and the display wakes. That’S when double tap is usually most responsive. So right now, I’m just scrolling through my list of widgets. This is just a preview and not the final version of the feature.
It’S hard to test its accuracy just yet, but my bigger concern about double tap is that it can feel awkward to get used to we’ve spent years being conditioned to tap swipe and speak to our devices. But the gesture of tapping your index finger to your thumb is a bit new to most people case in point. I did get a few strange looks over the weekend, while hanging out with some friends as I was using double tap on the series 9. series.
Getting an upgrade on the Apple watch, the new chip inside the S9 means certain Siri. Queries can be processed on the device rather than in the cloud speeding up series response time. That includes requests that don’t require pulling an answer from the internet, such as starting a workout or setting timers and alarms set a timer for five seconds. I would say that was pretty fast set. An alarm for 4 AM tomorrow morning, wow yeah. That was like an instant dictation is also supposed to be 25 percent, more accurate on the series.
9.: hey how’s it going, so I just sent a text message without even touching my watch. I’Ve noticed these improvements in my day-to-day use. So far, I frequently use Siri to set 30 second timers when stretching before a workout and Siri was able to understand my request much faster than before. Sometimes, when I’m using an older Apple watch like the series 8 or the Series 6, I have to repeat myself before Siri understands me.
Siri will also soon be able to answer health related questions now that it can process requests on the device instead of in the cloud you’ll be able to ask your watch questions like how much sleep did I get last night? What’S my average walking heart rate and other similar requests, however, since this isn’t launching until later this year, I wasn’t able to try it, but this might be the update, I’m most excited about in the series 9, and there are two reasons why. First, it’s not always easy to find specific Health Data points in Apple’s Health app. It sometimes takes a couple of TAPS to find the information I want, such as my exercise minutes so being able to ask Siri could make things a lot faster and more convenient and, second, I’m glad to see Siri playing a bigger role in the Apple watch. On a device like the watch, that’s small and not ideal for long interactions, there’s a big opportunity for Siri to shine the Apple Watch. Series 9 has a second generation Ultra wideband chip, which means it’s easier to find your phone using the Apple watch instead of just pinging. The watch you’ll now see an estimate of how far away you are pointing you in the right direction.
It’S pretty much like locating an air tag, but it only works with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro okay. So I literally have no idea where my iPhone 15 is right. Now it’s in this office somewhere, it looks like it’s 11 feet away, so I’m getting warmer apparently closer found it to be fair. The audible chime that your iPhone plays when pinging it from the watch played a big role in helping me find its exact location, but being able to see an estimate of how many feet away. I am from my phone also gave me further confidence that I was in the right spot. The Apple Watch series 9 has a lot in common with the series 8 when it comes to just about everything else. It still lasts for about 18 hours on a single charge, which roughly translates to a full day of usage, and you get the same array of health and safety features such as the ability to measure overnight wrist temperature blood oxygen saturation. Take an ECG from your wrist and detect hard Falls in car crashes.
The pricier Apple watch, Ultra 2, has extra features for outdoor enthusiasts like a Precision, dual frequency, GPS and a more durable design. You also need the ultra to get that programmable action button. A larger screen and longer battery life, the Apple Watch series 9 has an always-on display, just like every Flagship Apple watch, since the series 5., but Apple, also increased.
The Apple watches display brightness this year, making the series 9 twice as bright as the series 8.. Overall, the Apple Watch series 9 feels like a minor upgrade over the series. 8..
It’S only worth upgrading if you have an older watch like this Series 6 or earlier, while it’s interesting to see apple, improving the way you interact with the watch through double tap and a faster Siri. These features alone don’t justify an upgrade for most people, but if you’re coming from a watch like the Series 6, the culmination of the Apple watches changes over the past few years will feel significant. Not only are you getting what’s new with the series 9, but you’ll be getting faster, General performance, a larger screen with a keyboard, a temperature sensor, car crash detection and more internal storage.
The series 9 is a step in the right direction for the Apple watch, albeit a minor one, but I am looking forward to seeing how useful Siri is when it comes to more easily accessing Health metrics. So what do you think of the Apple Watch series? 9? Let me know in the comments and don’t forget to follow CNET for more Apple coverage. Thanks for watching and I’ll see you next time, .
