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All the key information you need to know about the next major Apple Watch update, WatchOS 8, including a suspected release date and our wishlist of new features.
2021 is already heating up to be a big year for wearables. After announcing a new partnership with Samsung, the market lies in wait to see how Google’s new Wear OS platform stacks up and if it can finally turn the tide against Apple’s dominance in the smartwatch industry. As you can imagine, there’s a lot riding on watchOS 8 if Apple wants to hold on to the top spot.
Last year’s watchOS 7 finally brought with it the much requested feature of sleep tracking, and so watchOS 8 will need to pull out something similarly sought after to impress fans. To know when watchOS 8 is expected to drop, as well as the features most eagerly anticipated by the Trusted Reviews team, then keep reading on.
David Ludlow
Home Technology Editor
Starting life on the consumer PC press back in 1998, David has been at the forefront of technology for the past 20 years. He has edited Computer Shopper and Expert Reviews, and once wrote a book on how to build a PC, before moving to Trusted Reviews in 2018 to take over the growing Home Technology section. He covers all home appliances, smart home and kitchen gadgets.
With a cupboard full of hubs, David is a keen smart home enthusiast with a house that s controlled via Alexa (which needs only occasionally to be shouted at when something s not quite working).
Apple iPhone users alert! IMPORTANT news on privacy and data
AirDrop, which is one of the most popular features to share content between two Apple devices, has now been diagnosed with a flaw. File photo
Updated: May 2, 2021, 02:49 PM IST
This is a piece of important news for users of Apple devices. AirDrop, which is one of the most popular features to share content between two Apple devices, has now been diagnosed with a flaw that can potentially expose all the private data of a user in the WiFi range, MSN.com reported.
Researchers at Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany suggest that simply opening an iOS or macOS sharing panel could expose personal information to people in range. This could reportedly happen even without initiating a file transfer and can expose a significant risk. As many as 1.5 billion users are likely to be affected by this issue, but Apple hasn’t acknowledged it yet. The researchers were further quoted as saying that