50+ new watchOS 7 features for Apple Watch

29. Results of the weekly audition

Now you can see how long you've been listening to high-decibel sounds each week in the Health app on your iPhone.

30. Improved privacy

Continuing Apple's focus on user data privacy, Apple says that all of your activity, fitness, and health data is encrypted on your device or in iCloud. With watchOS 7, your data is always under your control.

31. New watch face editing menu

In watchOS 6, long press on the watch face beforeappeared menu "Tune" . Now you will seeEdit option with share button to share the watch face.

32. No dot indicator in dial setting menu

In watchOS 6, you used to get a small dot indicator at the top to navigate between settings. watchOS 7 removes this and now you can only see the name of the setting like Timescale, Color etc at the top.

33. New color palette with preview

watchOS 7 shows a real-time color picker with the name of the color in the settings menu.

34. New difficulty selection menu

watchOS 7 introduces a new "Difficulty" selection menu with vertical scrolling to customize the watch face.

35. Accessing complexities from Always On Display

In watchOS 7, you can directly tap on a complication to see the details. There is no need to wake up the screen from sleep mode first.

36. Battery status in Apple Watch

As with the iPhone, you can now see your Apple Watch's battery level in the watchOS 7 settings menu.

37. Optimized battery charging for Apple Watch

Like iOS and macOS, Apple now offers optimized battery charging for the Apple Watch. It helps reduce battery aging by learning charging habits and limiting the battery level to 80%.

38. Announcement of messages from Siri.

With watchOS 7, you can have Siri read messages when 2nd generation AirPods and Beats headphones are connected to your iPhone.

39. New Siri design.

Siri on watchOS 7 takes a new look and feel from iOS 14.

40. Microphone usage indicator.

As of iOS 14, you'll get an orange dot in the top right corner indicating that an app is accessing the microphone on your Apple Watch.

41. New switches in the Control Center

watchOS 7 added a couple of new toggles in the Control Center for bedtime messages and Siri announcements.

42. Remove radio buttons in Control Center.

Users can now finally remove the toggle in the Control Center. You will see a buttonChange" in the Control Center. Click on it and it will allow you to remove unwanted toggles from the Control Center.

43. Timer in camera remote control

You can now have 3 seconds of time in the app for remote camera access in watchOS 7. This is very useful in certain situations.

44. New Message button in the Messages app

In the watchOS 7 Messages app, you'll see a buttonA new message" at the top of the dialogs. Just click on it and start writing messages.

45. Changes in the Weather app

You can now set the Weather app to display temperature, conditions, or precipitation by default on your home screen.

46. ​​Send location from Apple Watch

The watchOS 7 Messages app now lets you share your current location with another contact.

47. View contact information

With watchOS 7, you can now view contact information in the Messages app.

48. Updated application "Wallet".

The new Wallet app in watchOS 7 shows full cards, not just a stack of cards like in watchOS 6. Welcome to the improvement.

49. Additional viewing options in the standard application

Just like in the Weather app, you can now choose to display either points, market capitalization, or percentage to display in the main menu of stocks.

50. Faster operation and smoother animation

WatchOS 7 feels smoother and faster than watchOS 6. Switching between apps and general navigation is now more intuitive.

Overall, watchOS 7 is proving to be a major upgrade for Apple Watch users. The final version of the software will be released in full this fall for Apple Watch Series 3-5 paired with iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14.