Apple has announced a number of new hiking features for watchOS 10, but I’m still going to need AllTrails for now.
Ever since I got my Apple Watch Ultra, I’ve been wondering when Apple was going to announce more hiking-related features. Today is the day!
Earlier today, Apple hosted its WWDC keynote and announced watchOS 10, the next generation of the operating system for the Apple Watch. While there were plenty of other great features, the ones that jumped out to me were the new features for those who love hiking.
Since the Apple Watch doesn’t yet have Emergency SOS via satellite like the iPhone does (we can dream), I can be more anxious to head out on the trail with just my watch. Even if it’s a small trail that I’m doing a run on, I’ll hesitate to only take my watch since, if I lose cellular connection, I’m out of luck if I have an emergency and don’t have cell reception.
With watchOS 10, Apple is adding some great features to reduce this connection anxiety.
