WatchOS 7

watchOS 7 is the seventh major release of watchOS for the Apple Watch series developed and distributed by Apple Inc. It was announced on June 22, 2020 at the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference alongside iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and macOS Big Sur.
==New features==
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*New watch faces
*New Memoji app
*Activity app renamed Fitness to support Apple Fitness+
*Automatic Handwashing detection
*Blood Oxygen app (for Apple Watch Series 6)
*Family Setup
*Wind Down and Sleep tracking
==Product history==
watchOS 7 is derived from iOS 14; both were announced on June 22 and both were released on September 16, 2020. This was the first version of watchOS to offer a public beta before wide release.watchOS 7 release date, beta, features and supported Apple Watches by David Lumb, TechRadar. 2020-07-10.
===Supported models===
* Apple Watch Series 3 (limited support)
* Apple Watch Series 4
* Apple Watch Series 5
* Apple Watch SE (new model)
* Apple Watch Series 6 (new model)
:* Support ended for Apple Watch Series 1 and 2.
===Release history===
Developers discovered that early pre-release versions contained code for a "Kids Mode" that uses different metrics for activity tracking of young users.watchOS 7 to Include Kids Mode That Shifts Focus of Activity Rings Away From Calories Burned by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2020-03-30. However, this feature was not implemented as of the developer beta.WWDC 2020: What we didn't get by Luke Filipowicz, iMore. 2020-06-22. This feature was revealed to be Family Setup at Apple's special event on September 15, 2020 and released the next day. New watch faces, watch face sharing, and the blood oxygen app were also added, along with more workouts like dance and cooldown.Apple Event — September 15 by Apple, YouTube. 2020-09-15. However, some users found that the initial release of watchOS 7 caused their Apple Watch Series 3 to crash and shut down.Some Apple Watch Series 3 owners dealing with crashes after watchOS 7 update by Malcolm Owen, AppleInsider. 2020-09-27.
	Obsolete / unsupported  		Discontinued  		Current  		Beta  
watchOS 7.x releases	watchOS 7.x releases 	watchOS 7.x releases	watchOS 7.x releases	watchOS 7.x releases
watchOSversion 	iOS versionbased on	Build 	Release date 	Note
7.0 beta 1 	14.0 beta 1 	18R5310a 	 	
*Developer beta.
7.0 beta 2 	14.0 beta 2 	18R5327h 	 	
*Public beta "coming soon".
7.0 beta 3 	14.0 beta 3 	18R5340d 	 	
*Public beta "coming soon".
7.0 beta 4 	14.0 beta 4 	18R5350e 	 	
*Public beta released on August 10.Apple releases first public beta of watchOS 7 to Apple Watch users by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2020-08-10.
7.0 beta 5 	14.0 beta 5 	18R5361d 	 	
*Public beta released on August 20.Apple releases second watchOS 7 public beta by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac. 2020-08-20.
7.0 beta 6 	14.0 beta 6 	18R5368d 	 	
*Public beta released on August 27.Apple Seeds Third Public Beta of watchOS 7 to Public Beta Testers by Juli Clover, MacRumors. 2020-08-27.
7.0 beta 7 	14.0 beta 7 	18R5378a 	 	
*Public beta released on September 3.The fourth watchOS 7 Public Beta is now available by Roman Loyola, Macworld. 2020-09-03.
7.0 beta 8 	14.0 beta 8 	18R5382a 	 	
*Public beta released on September 3.The fourth watchOS 7 Public Beta is now available by Roman Loyola, Macworld. 2020-09-03.
7.0 	14.0 	18R382 	 	
*First wide release.
==References==
==External links==
*watchOS 7 at Apple (archived 2020-09-16)
**About watchOS 7 Updates at Apple Support
**watchOS 7 preview (archived 2020-06-22)
**watchOS 7 Release Notes at Apple Developer
*Beta Firmware: Apple Watch: 7.x at the iPhone Wiki
* at Wikipedia
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