Apple Watch
• What's the best Watch?
• Set up a new Watch
• Best apps for new Watches
• How to be a power user
• The best Watch deals
With the ability to message family, call your friends, set up reminders, and of course track your workouts, the Apple Watch has made us all rethink what watches can do for us. The entry level SE offers most features at a killer price. The Apple Watch Series 9 has unexpectedly hefty updates that are sure to turn the heads. And the new for '23 Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the most advanced yet: It can potentially save lives with features like blood oxygen monitoring, irregular heart rate notifications, and even fall detection. Which Watch is right for you?
The current lineup
Here's the newest Watches from Apple, the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2, as well as the software that powers it all, watchOS 10:
Apple Watch Ultra 2 The biggest, most impressive Watch, with great health features and a powerful CPU
Apple Watch Series 9 The most advanced Series Watch Apple has worked on.
Apple Watch SE Skip the bells and whistles, but keep all of the core ingredients.
How to fix common problems
If you've got Watch woes, rest assured, you're not alone. We've seen them all -- and we've fixed them all. We've got solutions to common problems, easy work-arounds for thorny issues, and fixes galore for crashes, reboot loops, and every other issue under the sun.
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