A deep dive into Apple Watch and Health efforts; sources: iOS 27 to get a revamped AirPods control panel and default support for AirPlay rivals like Google Cast
Also: iOS 27 AirPods, Genmoji and AirPlay details. — Now over a decade old, the Apple Watch is in need of a shake-up as the health and fitness wearables market pivots.
Bloomberg Mark Gurman
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Discussion
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@markgurman
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This year's watchOS 27 update will focus largely on stability, performance and smaller refinements, rather than introducing major new capabilities. Still, improvements to heart-rate tracking are coming.
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@tgod34748
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Interesting. So Google Cast or Miracast would theoretically be able to work right on iOS.
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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Also in Power On: iOS 27 will include the ability to set alternatives to AirPlay as the default media beaming protocol in order to meet the latest extreme requirements from the European Union's Digital Markets Act. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@markgurman
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Also in Power On: iOS 27 will include image quality improvements for Apple's visual AI models, improving Image Playground and Genmoji. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@mweinbach
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My weird take is Apple should offer an Apple Watch that's focused on display/thinness/weight without the health sensors to go alongside other wearables with those sensors Make me a Watch designed to be paired with the sensors in my Whoop with the benefits you get from that
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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Also in Power On: iOS 27 will give the AirPods settings/control panel an overhaul to be much more functional, better organized and more streamlined. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@markgurman
Mark Gurman
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Power On: Apple needs to give Watch and Health efforts a shakeup as the wearables market pivots to screen-less bands, rings and AI coaching. Behind the scenes https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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Gurman: Apple's Watch and Health Efforts Need Reboot to Rival New Wearables (Gift Link)
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Apple's Watch and Health Efforts Need Reboot to Rival New Wearables (Gift Link)
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Gurman: Apple will overhaul the AirPods control panel in iOS 27