{"id":783549,"date":"2023-09-12T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/apple-unveils-apple-watch-ultra-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T17:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T21:00:58","slug":"apple-unveils-apple-watch-ultra-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/apple-unveils-apple-watch-ultra-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nApple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 2<\/p>\n

\nApple\u2019s most rugged and capable watch is now even better with performance updates, a new double tap gesture, and carbon neutral options<\/p>\n

CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nApple\u00ae today introduced Apple Watch Ultra\u2122 2, bringing new features to Apple\u2019s most capable and rugged smartwatch, and achieving a significant environmental milestone. Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers all of the features users love about Ultra, plus the powerful new S9 SiP, a magical new double tap gesture, Apple\u2019s brightest display ever, expanded altitude range, on-device Siri\u00ae, Precision Finding for iPhone\u00ae, and advanced capabilities for water adventures. Apple Watch Ultra 2 runs watchOS\u00ae 10, which delivers redesigned apps, the new Smart Stack, new cycling experiences, features to help explore the outdoors, and a new watch face \u2014 Modular Ultra. With all the new advancements, Apple Watch Ultra 2 has the same 36-hour battery life with regular use and up to 72 hours in Low Power Mode.<\/p>\n

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Apple Watch Ultra 2 brings new features to Apple\u2019s most capable and rugged smartwatch. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nFor the first time, customers can choose a carbon neutral option of any Apple Watch\u00ae, representing a significant milestone toward Apple 2030: Apple\u2019s plan to be carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle by 2030.<\/p>\n

\nApple Watch Ultra 2 can be ordered today, with availability beginning Friday, September 22.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis year we\u2019ve made our most rugged and capable Apple Watch even better,\u201d said Jeff Williams, Apple\u2019s chief operating officer. \u201cApple Watch Ultra 2 is our most advanced Apple Watch, with great performance and feature updates. It\u2019s perfect for anyone who wants our biggest, brightest display, longest battery life, and best GPS of any Apple Watch, all in a stunning design.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powerful New S9 SiP<\/b><\/p>\n

\nApple Watch Ultra 2 is powered by custom Apple silicon in the all-new S9 SiP. Apple\u2019s most powerful watch chip yet delivers systemwide improvements and brand-new features, including a new double tap gesture and on-device Siri with the ability to access and log health data privately and securely. Apple Watch Ultra 2 also has a new 4-core Neural Engine that can process machine learning tasks up to twice as fast as the original Apple Watch Ultra.<\/p>\n

Double Tap Gesture<\/b><\/p>\n

\nInnovations such as the Digital Crown\u00ae and Taptic Engine\u00ae \u2014 along with gestures like tap, swipe, wrist raise, and cover to mute \u2014 make Apple Watch simple and intuitive to use. With a new double tap gesture, users can easily control Apple Watch Ultra 2 using just one hand and without touching the display. Users can tap the index finger and thumb of their watch hand together twice to quickly and conveniently perform many of the most common actions on Apple Watch Ultra 2. Double tap will also open the Smart Stack from the watch face, and another double tap will scroll through widgets in the stack.<\/p>\n

\nDouble tap controls the primary button in an app so it can be used to stop a timer, play and pause music, or snooze an alarm. The gesture can be used to answer and end a phone call, take a photo with the Camera Remote on Apple Watch, or even switch to the new Elevation view in the Compass app to see the relative elevation of saved waypoints.<\/p>\n

\nThe new double tap gesture is enabled by the faster Neural Engine in Apple Watch Ultra 2, which processes data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and optical heart sensor with a new machine learning algorithm. The algorithm detects the unique signature of tiny wrist movements and changes in blood flow when the index finger and thumb perform a double tap. The double tap gesture will be available in a software update next month.<\/p>\n

Brighter Display<\/b><\/p>\n

\nA new advanced display architecture pushes the maximum brightness of Apple Watch Ultra 2 to 3000 nits \u2014 50 percent brighter than the first generation of Apple Watch Ultra and the brightest display Apple has ever designed \u2014 for greater readability in harsh sunlight. For dark rooms or early mornings, the display can also lower to just one nit so as not to disturb people close by. Flashlight also benefits from the new display architecture; rotating the Digital Crown temporarily doubles the brightness to better light the way.<\/p>\n

Modular Ultra Watch Face<\/b><\/p>\n

\nA new watch face designed for Apple Watch Ultra \u2014 Modular Ultra \u2014 takes advantage of the large display, using the outermost edge to present real-time data, including seconds, altitude, or depth. It offers the most complications of any Apple digital watch face to customize for sports, outdoor adventures, and ocean and water activities.<\/p>\n

Tested for Extremes<\/b><\/p>\n

\nApple Watch Ultra 2 is designed for extremes and has been tested for use across the largest range of altitudes for any Apple product, from 500 meters below sea level to explore the lowest valleys, and up to 9,000 meters to ascend the world\u2019s tallest peaks.<\/p>\n

Recreational Scuba Diving and Freediving<\/b><\/p>\n

\nApple Watch Ultra is perfect for water sports, including extreme activities like kitesurfing and wakeboarding, along with recreational scuba diving to 40 meters \u2014 and now freediving \u2014 with the updated Oceanic+ app from Huish Outdoors.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

\nThe built-in Depth app now saves a log of each session so users can review the most recent sessions on Apple Watch Ultra or view the complete history of all dives with a GPS entry point in the Fitness app on iPhone.<\/p>\n

\nDuring a freedive with the Oceanic+ app, users will see critical data like depth and elapsed time, and receive target depth alerts, all in big, bold, glanceable text. Between dives, heart rate zones help users monitor and lower their heart rate, and preset alarms like surface time and elapsed session time guide users through each training session. The detailed logbook provides a full profile, including descent and ascent speeds.<\/p>\n

On-Device Siri with Ability to Access and Log Health Data<\/b><\/p>\n

\nFor the first time on Apple Watch, Siri requests can be processed on device. For requests that do not require information from the internet, like starting a workout or setting a timer, Siri does not rely on Wi-Fi or cellular networks, resulting in quicker and more reliable responses. The powerful Neural Engine also makes dictation up to 25 percent more accurate.<\/p>\n

\nOn-device processing is private and secure, and now Siri can be used to access data from the Health app for health- and fitness-related queries. For example, a user can ask how many hours of sleep they had the previous night, for progress on closing their Activity rings, to start an outdoor run or cycling workout, or make requests like setting a waypoint with just their voice, even with no connectivity. Users can also make Siri requests on Apple Watch Ultra 2 to log health data such as their weight, body temperature, period, or medications taken.2<\/sup><\/p>\n

Precision Finding<\/b><\/p>\n

\nThe ability to use Apple Watch to find iPhone is a favorite user feature. Now, the S9 SiP includes a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip to enable Precision Finding for the iPhone 15 family, which has the same chip. Precision Finding provides distance and direction, as well as visual, haptic, and audio guidance to a misplaced iPhone, even if it\u2019s in a different room or a user doesn\u2019t remember where it\u2019s been stowed after a dive, for example.<\/p>\n

Featuring watchOS 10<\/b><\/p>\n

\nApple Watch Ultra 2 runs watchOS 10<\/a>, a milestone update that includes:<\/p>\n