Your Apple Watch Ultra (2024)

FAQs

Can you answer calls on an Apple Watch Ultra? ›

Answer a call

to talk using the built-in microphone and speaker or a Bluetooth device paired with your Apple Watch Ultra. , then tap an option. If you tap Answer on iPhone, the call is placed on hold and the caller hears a repeated sound until you answer on your paired iPhone. on your Apple Watch Ultra.

GPS performance is critical for athletes who want the most precise metrics. Apple Watch Ultra 2 features a precision dual-frequency GPS system, which makes it the most accurate GPS in a sports watch in dense urban environments.

If you're a serious athlete or adventurer — or simply willing to pay up for the most advanced Apple Watch experience out there — the Apple Watch Ultra is worth the money. For everyone else, the Apple Watch Series 8 remains a great pick.

A Garmin, Coros, or Polar watch is a multisport watch first and a smartwatch second. The Ultra is the reverse. As a result, its fitness features are best suited for part-time adventurers and weekend warriors. The Ultra is best for part-time adventurers and weekend warriors...

Make a Group FaceTime call

With watchOS 10 you can make Group FaceTime audio calls, right on Apple Watch Ultra. Open the Phone app on your Apple Watch Ultra. Start a FaceTime audio call.

Create a message on Apple Watch Ultra

at the top of the screen. Tap Add Contact, tap a contact in the list of recent conversations that appears, or choose an option: Tap. to search for someone in your contacts or to dictate a phone number.

Apple Watch Ultra Has Some Drawbacks

The main drawback of the Ultra is the problem with navigation (1). To fix it, you have to install the Footpath app. “This is still a little more clunky than using navigation on Garmin, but it does help make the Apple Watch Ultra finally feel like an actual sports watch.”

On the inside, Apple Watch Ultra includes an altimeter and depth gauge for providing real-time measurements of altitude and underwater depth, a three-microphone array that reduces wind noise for clearer communications, precision dual-frequency GPS that provides location information for calculating distance, pace, and ...

The Apple Watch Ultra is the complete opposite of that with its large and bulky 49mm size. I think that I, along with others, have been trained for too long to think that the Apple Watch Ultra is just too big for women to wear — but it really isn't.

Apple Watch Ultra and later have a water-resistance rating of 100 meters under ISO standard 22810:2010 and is EN13319-compliant. Apple Watch Series 7 and later are rated IP6X dust resistant.

What is the lifespan of an Apple Watch Ultra? ›

While the device might keep working and can still be paired to an iPhone after Apple ends support, a lack of updates makes it a security risk. That means the end of life should really be thought of as three to five years, even if the Apple Watch is in perfect condition.

“At this time, the Apple Watch isn't equipped to measure your blood pressure alone,” says Dr. Bronstein.

Apple designed the Apple Watch Ultra for extreme water sports. Unlike standard Apple Watch models, it can be used for kitesurfing, wakeboarding, and recreational scuba diving to 40 meters deep. It is water resistant to a total of 100m, making it more water resistant than other Apple Watch models.

With Apple Watch Ultra and a cellular connection to the same carrier used by your iPhone, you can make calls, reply to messages, use Walkie-Talkie, stream music and podcasts, receive notifications, and more, even when you don't have your iPhone or a Wi-Fi connection.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 will be released on September 22, 2023. It was made available to pre-order from September 12, 2023, but the actual release is on the 22nd. It's priced at $799 / £799 / AU$1,399, which is the same as the previous model in the US, is £50 cheaper in the UK, and AU$170 more expensive in Australia.

With Apple Watch Ultra and a cellular connection to the same carrier used by your iPhone, you can make calls, reply to messages, use Walkie-Talkie, stream music and podcasts, receive notifications, and more, even when you don't have your iPhone or a Wi-Fi connection.

If your Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi or cellular

With a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, your Apple Watch can do the following things, even if your iPhone isn't with you. Make and answer phone calls. Send and receive messages.

On the inside, Apple Watch Ultra includes an altimeter and depth gauge for providing real-time measurements of altitude and underwater depth, a three-microphone array that reduces wind noise for clearer communications, precision dual-frequency GPS that provides location information for calculating distance, pace, and ...

The built-in sensors on Apple Watch can help you answer calls, control an onscreen pointer, and launch a menu of actions—all through hand gestures. Using gestures with AssistiveTouch, you can perform these and other actions: Tap the display. Press and turn the Digital Crown.