Apple : New Apple Watch and iPad features enable wellness, fitness, and creativity

PHOTOSSeptember 15, 2020

New Apple Watch and iPad features enable wellness, fitness, and creativity

• Tim Cook at Apple Park.
• Jeff Williams unveiling Apple Watch Series 6.
• Dr. Sumbul Desai.
• Deidre Caldbeck discussing Family Setup.
• Lisa Jackson at Apple Park.
• Jay Blahnik introduces Apple Fitness+.
• Lori Malm at Apple Park.
• Ted Merendino unveils the eight-generation iPad.
• Laura Legros presents the colors of iPad Air, including sky blue, green, rose gold, silver, and space gray.
• Tim Millet presents the A14 Bionic chip.

Tim Cook kicks off the September 2020 event from Apple Park.

Jeff Williams introduces Apple Watch Series 6 and the revolutionary Blood Oxygen app and sensor.

Dr. Sumbul Desai announces the launch of three new health studies exploring how longitudinal blood oxygen measurements, along with other health metrics from Apple Watch, can help manage conditions that affect the heart and lungs.

Deidre Caldbeck explains how parents can use their iPhone to set up Apple Watch for their children and older members of the household who don't have their own iPhone.

Lisa Jackson shares the latest on Apple's commitment to be 100 percent carbon neutral for the company's entire end-to-end footprint, including the supply chain and products.

Jay Blahnik describes the intelligent suggestions in Apple Fitness+ and how they will make it easy to find the right workout and discover new trainers so users can balance their routines.

Lori Malm introduces Apple One, a services subscription plan that offers Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, and more.

Ted Merendino details how the inclusion of the A12 Bionic chip significantly increases the performance of the eighth-generation iPad.

Laura Legros unveils the latest iPad Air, available in several new colors including green and sky blue.

Tim Millet presents A14 Bionic, Apple's most advanced chip that is delivering a massive boost in performance to the new iPad Air.

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Today Apple unveiled Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE, two new iPad models, and the first fitness experience built for Apple Watch that brings significant developments in health and wellness features to iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. From innovative chip developments with A14 Bionic to new apps and software, and the debut of Apple One subscription plans, here are some of Apple's biggest reveals today.

Apple Watch Series 6: Blood Oxygen Sensor and App

Apple Watch Series 6 expands the health capabilities of previous Apple Watch models with a new feature that measures the oxygen saturation of the user's blood, so they can better understand their overall fitness and wellness. Oxygen saturation, or SpO2, represents the percentage of oxygen being carried by red blood cells from the lungs to the rest of the body, and indicates how well this oxygenated blood is being delivered throughout the body.

All data will be visible in the Health app, and the user will be able to track trends over time to see how their blood oxygen level changes.

Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Series 6: Always-on Altimeter

The next-generation always-on altimeter provides real-time elevation all day long by using a new, more power-efficient barometric altimeter, along with GPS and nearby Wi-Fi networks. This feature allows for the detection of small elevation changes above ground level, up and down to the measurement of 1 foot, and can be shown as a new watch face complication or workout metric.

The always-on altimeter provides real-time elevation all day long.

Family Setup

For the first time, Apple Watch can be set up through a parent's iPhone, so kids can connect with family and friends through phone calls and Messages, stay motivated with personalized Activity goals, and express their creativity through custom Memoji. Parents have the ability to approve all contacts, so kids can safely use the communication features of Apple Watch.

Family Setup in watchOS 7 brings Apple Watch features to family members who don't have an iPhone.

Apple Fitness+

Apple Fitness+ intelligently incorporates metrics from Apple Watch for users to visualize right on their iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV, offering a first-of-its-kind personalized workout experience. When a workout is selected and started on any of those devices, the correct workout type will automatically start on Apple Watch. During the session, the metrics from Apple Watch are shown on the screen and come to life for moments of inspiration.

The Apple Fitness+ trainers are warm, welcoming specialists in their fields who work together to help people achieve their fitness goals.

Apple One Subscription Plan

Apple One offers customers Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, iCloud, and more in one simple plan. The Apple One Individual plan offers a savings of over $6 per month, while the Family plan offers a savings of over $8 per month, and the Premier plan offers a savings of over $25 per month. Savings are based on standard monthly pricing.

Starting this fall, customers will be recommended the Apple One plan that saves them the most money based on the subscriptions they already have, so they can get even more for less.

New iPad

For the first time on iPad, the A12 Bionic chip introduces the Neural Engine for next-level machine learning capabilities, including people occlusion and motion tracking in augmented reality (AR) apps, enhanced photo editing, Siri performance, and more.

The new iPad with the A12 Bionic chip performs up to six times faster than the top-selling Chromebook.

New iPad Air

Now available in five gorgeous finishes - including rose gold, green, and sky blue - iPad Air features an all-screen design with a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, camera and audio upgrades, a new integrated Touch ID sensor in the top button, and the powerful A14 Bionic chip for a massive boost in performance.

The new iPad Air features a completely new thin and light design in five gorgeous finishes, including sky blue.

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