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Apple acquiesced to my Apple Watch SE 3 demands (mostly)


Back in March I told Apple what I wanted to see in the new Apple Watch SE and they listened! (Mostly.)

That means the budget smartwatch will be able to handle watchOS 26 features like Workout Buddy and Live Translation, just like its pricier siblings (an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone still needs to be nearby, as it does with the other wearables). That new chip will also enable the useful double tap gesture as well as the new wrist flick move that dismisses notifications — something I find surprisingly useful as an inveterate notification-clearer. I can easily read the time and other pertinent info in bright sunlight on such a screen, and feel no need for the extra blaze of the Series 11's 2000 nits.

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