About watchOS 5 Updates

watchOS 5 brings you new ways to be more active, stay connected, and monitor your health with your Apple Watch including Activity competitions, automatic workout detection, Yoga and Hiking workouts, Podcasts, Walkie-Talkie, new watch faces, an updated Siri watch face, and enhancements to notifications and the Heart Rate app.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

watchOS 5.3.10

This update extends the certificate required by features such as iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation to continue working after January 2027.

watchOS 5.3.9

This update includes improvements and bug fixes.

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watchOS 5.3.8

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3.7

This update includes improvements and bug fixes.

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watchOS 5.3.6

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3.5

This update includes improvements and bug fixes, including a fix for an issue that prevented the irregular heart rhythm notification from working as expected for Apple Watch owners in Iceland.

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas, for more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

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watchOS 5.3.4

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3.3

This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3.2

watchOS 5.3.2 provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3.1

watchOS 5.3.1 provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.

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watchOS 5.3

This update includes new features, improvements and bug fixes and is recommended for all users:

• Provides important security updates including a fix for the Walkie-Talkie app

• ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 now available in Canada and Singapore

• Irregular heart rhythm notifications now available in Canada and Singapore

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas, for more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

watchOS 5.2.1

This update includes new features, improvements and bug fixes:

• ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 now available in Croatia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Poland and Slovakia

• Irregular heart rhythm notifications now available in Croatia, Czech Republic, Iceland, Poland and Slovakia

• New Pride face inspired by the rainbow flag

• Fixes an issue where the numbers on the Explorer face would not appear for some users

• Disables accessories with insecure Bluetooth connections

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas, for more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

watchOS 5.2

This update includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes:

• ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 now available in Hong Kong and some regions in Europe. For a list of available regions, visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

• Irregular heart rhythm notifications now available in Hong Kong and some regions in Europe. For a list of available regions, visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

• Adds support for AirPods (2nd generation)

• Supports real-time text (RTT) for phone calls

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watchOS 5.1.3

This update includes improvements and bug fixes.

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watchOS 5.1.2

This update includes new features, improvements and bug fixes:

• New ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 (US and US territories only)

• Allows you to take an electrocardiogram similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram

• Can indicate whether your heart rhythm shows signs of atrial fibrillation—a serious form of irregular heart rhythm—or sinus rhythm, which means your heart is beating in a normal pattern

• Saves ECG waveform, classification and any noted symptoms in a PDF on the Health app on iPhone to share with your doctor

• Adds the ability to receive an alert if an irregular heart rhythm that appears to be atrial fibrillation is detected (US and US territories only)

• Enables direct access to supported movie tickets, coupons, and rewards cards in Wallet when tapped to a contactless reader

• Receive notifications and animated celebrations when you achieve daily maximum points in a day during an Activity competition

• New Infograph complications for Mail, Maps, Messages, Find My Friends, Home, News, Phone, Remote

• Manage your availability for Walkie-Talkie from Control Center

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. For more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

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watchOS 5.1.1

This update includes improvements and bug fixes:

• Apple Watch Series 4 automatically contacts emergency services if you are immobile for about a minute after detecting a hard fall. The watch will now also play a message that informs the responder that Apple Watch has detected a fall and shares your location coordinates when possible.

• Fixes an issue that could cause an incomplete installation of the Walkie-Talkie app for some users

• Resolves an issue that prevented some users from being able to send or receive invitations on Walkie-Talkie

• Addresses an issue where some previously earned Activity awards were not showing in the Awards tab of the Activity app for some users

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. For more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222

watchOS 5.0.1

This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including:

• Fixes an issue that caused a small number of users to see an increase in exercise minutes

• Addresses an issue that caused some users to not receive Stand credit in the afternoon

• Fixes an issue that could prevent Apple Watch from charging

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watchOS 5

Activity

• Challenge any of your Activity sharing friends to a one-on-one, seven-day competition

• Earn points by filling your Activity rings, one point for every percent added to the rings each day

• View active competitions in the sharing tab of the Activity app

• Receive intelligent and personalized notifications throughout the competitions

• Earn awards at the end of the competition, and view in the redesigned Awards tab in the Activity app on iPhone

Workout

• Automatic workout detection sends alerts to start the Workout app for many workouts, giving you retroactive credit for exercise already started, and end alerts reminding you to end your workout

• Yoga and Hiking workout types for accurate tracking of relevant metrics

• Set target pace during outdoor run workouts and receive alerts if you fall behind or move ahead of that target pace

• Track cadence, or steps per minute, as you run and see average cadence in running Workout summaries

• Rolling mile (or km) metric for running workouts measures pace for the immediately preceding mile (or km)

Apple Podcasts

• Sync subscribed shows on Apple Podcasts to Apple Watch for local playback with Bluetooth headphones

• New episodes are automatically refreshed as they are added to subscribed shows

• Stream any available episode or show on Apple Podcasts with Siri when connected to Wi-Fi or cellular

• New Podcasts complication for watch faces

Walkie-Talkie

• Invite friends with Apple Watch to communicate with Walkie-Talkie

• Press to talk and release to listen

• Supports one-to-one interactions between Apple Watch users

• Special sounds and haptics distinguish Walkie-Talkie from other notifications on Apple Watch

• Set your availability for Walkie-Talkie

• Walkie-Talkie works through Wi-Fi or cellular on Apple Watch or with paired iPhone

Watch Faces

• Breathe face with three animation styles to choose from: Classic, Calm, and Focus

• Three new motion faces—Fire & Water, Vapor, and Liquid Metal—that animate when you raise your wrist or tap the display

• Display curated moments from your photo library using the Memories option on the Photos watch face

• New complications for Podcasts and Walkie-Talkie

Siri

• Updated Siri watch face intelligently surfaces predictive and proactive Shortcuts based on routines and inputs like location and time of day

• Integration with Maps on the Siri watch face shows turn-by-turn directions and estimated arrival times to your next calendar event location

• Heart Rate measurements surfaced on the Siri watch face including resting rate, walking average, and recovery rate

• Live sports scores and upcoming games for your favorite teams in the TV app appear on the Siri watch face

• Support for third-party app shortcuts on the Siri watch face

• Access to Siri with Raise to Speak, by raising your wrist to your mouth and speaking your request into the watch

• Support for customized voice commands for Siri Shortcuts that are created and managed on iPhone

Notifications

• Notifications from the same app are automatically grouped together to help you manage your notifications

• Ability to modify notifications preferences for an app by swiping left on an app notification in Notification Center

• New Deliver Quietly option silently sends notifications directly to Notification Center without interrupting you

• Turn off Do Not Disturb after a set time, location or calendar event

Heart Rate

• Option to be notified if your heart rate falls below a specified threshold while you appeared to be inactive for a 10-minute period

• Heart Rate measurements including resting rate, walking average, and recovery rate shown on the Siri watch face

Other features and improvements

• View website content optimized for Apple Watch when receiving links in Mail or Messages

• Add cities to Weather app on Apple Watch

• See new metrics like UV Index, wind speed, and air quality index in supported regions in Weather app

• Add new stocks to track in the Stocks app on Apple Watch

• Customize arrangement of Control Center icons

• Choose Wi-Fi networks in Settings app and enter password if prompted

• Answer FaceTime video calls as audio on Apple Watch

• Option to install software updates overnight

• Add cities to World Clock app on Apple Watch

• Use redesigned categories to scroll through and choose emoji in Mail and Messages

• Adds support for system language in Hindi

Some features may not be available for all countries or all areas. For more information visit: https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability/

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website: https://support.apple.com/HT201222