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WWDC 2016: WatchOS 3 will be a faster, richer, and sleeker experience

You might actually have a use for your Apple Watch now

WWDC 2016: WatchOS 3 will be a faster, richer, and sleeker experience
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During Apple's keynote speech at WWDC 2016, it showed off a much faster and sleeker WatchOS 3 that will drastically improve your wrist's productivity. Errr.

For a start, apps will now load instantly - saving you seven precious seconds of your life. Think of how much time that will save over the period of a year?

Then there's the dock, which allows you to swipe through all open apps just like you would on your Mac or iOS device. Well, not just like that. It's designed to function on the Apple Watch so it'll be slightly different.

Oh, and the dock is brought up with a simple tap of a button placed conveniently on the side of the watch.

There are also style changes thanks to a bunch of new watch faces. These include disney characters and rings which track your activity throughout the day. That way you'll get instant feedback from your watch to get up and do some exercise, lazy!

You can also now go straight to the activity app and share your progress (or lack thereof) with all of your friends, and message them your thoughts. These thoughts don't have to be nice.

Finally, your Apple Watch can now save your life. Thanks to the aptly-titled SoS feature, your Apple Watch can now call emergency services in any country on the globe. Neat.

You can also set your watch to remind you to breathe. No, I'm not kidding.

Chris James
Chris James
A footy game fanatic and experienced editor of numerous computing and game titles, lively Chris is up for anything - including running Steel Media! (Madman!)