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In Short: Apple has introduced a new feature called Readiness on its latest Apple Watch models, providing users with daily health insights based on their activity and vitals.
At its recent iPhone launch event, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which come equipped with a new feature called Readiness. This feature, according to reports, translates health data into straightforward recommendations, helping users gauge their readiness for the day ahead. The Readiness score, ranging from 0 to 10, is based on factors such as recent activity, training load, vitals, and sleep score.
Apple has not specified whether the Readiness feature will be available on older models like the Series 11 and Ultra 3. Instead, the feature is listed exclusively for the Series 12 and Ultra 4 in Apple’s Watch comparison page. The Readiness score updates throughout the day as new information becomes available, potentially reflecting changes in users’ health status due to activities like a pre-lunch workout or shifts in daytime vitals.
The new feature appears in the redesigned Health app under the Insights tab, which continuously summarizes heart, sleep, readiness, fitness, vitals, and cycle-tracking data. The Health app also includes movement evaluations that measure flexibility, strength, and balance using vision-based AI models on iPhone and heart rate data from Apple Watch. Users can schedule and purchase new labs that feature over 50 key biomarkers for $119 directly through the Health app at approximately 2,000 Quest Diagnostics locations in the US.
Both the Series 12 and Ultra 4 watches include a new “Health Sensing System” and S11 chip, which Apple claims deliver the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable. The new watches can take heart rate measurements up to 24 times more frequently than their predecessors, and overnight vitals now include recovery HRV measurements analyzed against a user’s personal baseline. A new daytime vitals view allows users to toggle between overnight and daytime metrics, potentially spotting shifts in their health status before they show up overnight.
Apple also introduced a new heart rate watch face special feature, known as a complication, which allows users to view their heart rate in real time. Additionally, the iOS Health app will be updated later this year to include a new “Health Age” score for Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 users. This score is based on a study involving over 1,000 participants and claims to provide a more accurate assessment of a user’s health status.
What's confirmed
- At its recent iPhone launch event, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which come equipped with a new feature called Readiness. This feature, according to reports, translates health data into straightforward recommendations, helping users gauge their readiness for the day ahead. The Readiness score, ranging from 0 to 10, is based on factors such as recent activity, training load, vitals, and sleep score.
- Apple has not specified whether the Readiness feature will be available on older models like the Series 11 and Ultra 3. Instead, the feature is listed exclusively for the Series 12 and Ultra 4 in Apple’s Watch comparison page. The Readiness score updates throughout the day as new information becomes available, potentially reflecting changes in users’ health status due to activities like a pre-lunch workout or shifts in daytime vitals.
- The new feature appears in the redesigned Health app under the Insights tab, which continuously summarizes heart, sleep, readiness, fitness, vitals, and cycle-tracking data. The Health app also includes movement evaluations that measure flexibility, strength, and balance using vision-based AI models on iPhone and heart rate data from Apple Watch. Users can schedule and purchase new labs that feature over 50 key biomarkers for $119 directly through the Health app at approximately 2,000 Quest Diagnostics locations in the US.
- Both the Series 12 and Ultra 4 watches include a new “Health Sensing System” and S11 chip, which Apple claims deliver the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable. The new watches can take heart rate measurements up to 24 times more frequently than their predecessors, and overnight vitals now include recovery HRV measurements analyzed against a user’s personal baseline. A new daytime vitals view allows users to toggle between overnight and daytime metrics, potentially spotting shifts in their health status before they show up overnight.
- Apple also introduced a new heart rate watch face special feature, known as a complication, which allows users to view their heart rate in real time. Additionally, the iOS Health app will be updated later this year to include a new “Health Age” score for Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 users. This score is based on a study involving over 1,000 participants and claims to provide a more accurate assessment of a user’s health status.
What's still developing
- Apple then translates that number into one of four refreshingly direct recommendations: Recover, Pace Yourself, Ready, or Go For It.