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The watchOS 11 beta slowed me down, in a good way
It finally feels like the Apple Watch appreciates recovery.
I waxed lyrical about the latter right after WWDC, but after spending some time with the developer beta, I’m convinced these are the smartest fitness updates Apple’s rolled out in years. Combined with the ability to pause rings or customize your goals based on the day of the week, you’ve got a much more flexible fitness tracking experience on the world’s most popular smartwatch. You have to infer from phrases like “recover as needed if you start feeling run down” or “you’ve been in the above or well above range for 14 days.” I also lost a couple nights’ worth of Vitals data because I had to charge my watch overnight — a reminder that battery life and charging schedules remain the Achilles’ heel of smartwatches.But overall, that’s still much more sustainable long term for most people than the previous blanket approach of “always do more.” Maybe in watchOS 12, my Apple Watch will finally bully me into putting my feet up on the couch.
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