Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is a leading company in the market of premium smart watches. In addition to great design and hardware, the Apple Watch also has one of the best smartwatch apps on the market right now. Google failed to offer a full-featured software solution that could compete with watchOS. This forces companies to provide their own operating systems. Unfortunately, none of these operating systems offer the same capabilities as watchOS. Today, Apple is introducing a new update to give watchOS even more power. Dubbed watchOS 7.3, the new update introduces a new collection of Unity watch faces that pay homage to the Pan-African flag in conjunction with Apple's Black History Month initiatives.
In addition, watchOS 7.3 unlocks the electrocardiogram (ECG) and irregular heart rhythm features for Apple Watch Series 4 in Japan, Mayotte, the Philippines, and Thailand. The new update will also introduce the Time to Walk feature for Apple Fitness + subscribers. The update also includes performance improvements and bug fixes for Control Center and Notification Center. There's no telling at this time if this update will be the last before watchOS 8, but it's a good step before the next big update.
WatchOS 7.3 Release Notes:
- The Unity dial is inspired by the colors of the Pan-African flag. Its shapes change throughout the day as you move to create a watch face that's uniquely you.
- Time to Walk for Apple Fitness + subscribers is an audio video in the Workout app where guests tell inspiring stories while walking.
- ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 or later in Japan, Mayotte, Philippines, and Thailand.
- Irregular heart rhythm reports in Japan, Mayotte, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
- Fixed an issue where the Control Center and Notification Center could become unresponsive when scaling is enabled.
The Apple Watch will have a blood sugar monitor
At this point, we can say which features are the most anticipated for the upcoming refresh of watchOS 8. However, the next line of smartwatches should bring important features like blood sugar monitors. For this reason, we believe that the new software will introduce a new user interface in its health-oriented applications to use this feature. Apple received a patent for blood glucose monitoring. The company aims to "ensure technical reliability and stability prior to commercialization." Industry officials believe Apple's optical sensor could provide continuous monitoring without an implant.
This feature will be the second big addition after the ECG sensor.
