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Apple say it is the "most singular, most evolved representation of this design".</p>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="3"> <h2> <span class="counter">3/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>The iPhone has become a "cultural phenomenon". Over one billion handsets have been sold.</p>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="4"> <h2> <span class="counter">4/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>There's a new refined design for the iPhone 7. A high gloss finish and a seamless surface between the glass and the aluminium back.</p>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="5"> <h2> <span class="counter">5/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>The new enclosure is water and dust resistant.</p>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="6"> <h2> <span class="counter">6/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>It does seem to look a lot like the iPhone 6s. The big changes are slightly rounded edges, the loss of antenna lines, and what looks like a very glossy black colour.</p>  </li> <li data-gallery-legend="7"> <h2> <span class="counter">7/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook discusses the App Store.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters </p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="8"> <h2> <span class="counter">8/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook discusses Apple in education.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters </p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="9"> <h2> <span class="counter">9/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook greets Nintendo Creative Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters </p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="10"> <h2> <span class="counter">10/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Nintendo Creative Fellow Shigeru Miyamoto announces a Mario Bros game for the iPhone, as a translator stands nearby.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters </p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="11"> <h2> <span class="counter">11/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the Apple launch event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California, USA.</p>  <p class="credits">EPA</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="12"> <h2> <span class="counter">12/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>The new Watch has a new display that's twice as bright as the existing one. It's brighter than any other Apple screen ever.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="13"> <h2> <span class="counter">13/13</span>  Apple iPhone 7 launch event </h2>  <p>Apple Watch "series 2", as it's called, is waterproof up to 50 metres.</p>  <p class="credits">Reuters</p> </li> </ul><div class="ad-mpu mpu5-container"> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">But users sometimes found it was slow – and the last thing you want a timepiece to do is keep you waiting. Apps took time to launch, which was frustrating.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">So with the watchOS 3 software update, just out for all versions of Apple Watch new and old, widespread improvements were made. The new OS has meant a slight re-learning of how the Watch works and some will miss the friends circle which was accessible from a quick press on the side button. That press now leads to a dock of favourite apps.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The functions found in the friends group such as sending your heartbeat or other messages to someone are still available, but now found elsewhere, for example under Messages.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Now, once you’ve put the apps you use most frequently in the new dock, you’ll find they launch very quickly on every model of Apple Watch.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Even the apps have been redesigned to help with speedy responsiveness. So in the Workout app, for example, you no longer choose your exercise mode and then on a second screen pick a timed session or quick start. Now you tap on outdoor cycle, indoor run or whatever and if it’s a mode you’ve chosen before, you’re off, right away.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Since I can’t tell you how many times I thought I’d pressed on the second screen to start my running session only to find out ten minutes in that I hadn’t and not a single damn step had been counted, this is a useful advance.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">So if the hardware design hasn’t changed, what has? Alongside the better apps there is a faster processor which is decidedly nimble. Everything now works together smoothly so that there’s no hanging around. This means there’s a speed increase on the new models over and above the OS improvements.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">On Apple Watch Series 2 there’s now a built-in GPS chip as well. This means if you want to go running or cycling outdoors and have the most accurate measurement of your exercise, you no longer need to have your iPhone with you, which is a big bonus.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">But it’s the third hardware improvement that’s arguably the most important. It’s now swimproof. Previously the water resistance was such that Apple advised against anything doing anything wetter than showering with your Watch.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">But now you can wear it when you’re swimming which means it’s also been configured to monitor your swim accurately, with settings for open water or pool swimming.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">When you go swimming you can set the Workout app so it knows you’re in the water –you don’t have to do this, the Watch is still waterproof whether you touch a button or not. But as well as measuring your movements differently when it knows you’re swimming, the Watch also locks the screen.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The thing is, although every hole and connection has been made safe against water, there’s still the speaker to consider which needs access to the air so it can be audible. The solution, and it’s one only Apple would have come up with, is that when you finish your swim, you rotate the digital crown. After all, the screen is locked and may not respond properly if it’s too wet anyway.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As you turn the crown, the speaker starts making noises so that any water inside it is expelled: the sound vibrates the water out. How cool is that?</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Other changes worth noting in the updated OS include a much simpler way to change the Watch face. You just swipe your finger sideways from one screen edge to the other. You can still customise them with a force press on the display but to quickly switch between favourites, this is a good solution.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">And next week, when macOS Sierra arrives on Apple’s computers, there’s another bonus. You’ll be able to set your Watch so the Mac recognises it. This means that as you leave your desk the computer locks and as you sit down again it unlocks, no passwords required.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">It’s worth mentioning that alongside Apple Watch Series 2, the company has also release Apple Watch Series 1. That’s not last year’s model retitled, because it has the new, whizzy processor, too. And it’s cheaper than Series 2 because it doesn’t have the GPS or the waterproofing.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Series 2 comes in aluminium (no longer called the Sport models) and stainless steel. The aluminium version has different colour finishes: silver, gold, rose gold and space grey. Each has a display covered in toughened glass. Prices start at £369. Stainless steel has a regular finish and an especially attractive darker one called Space Black. Prices go from £549.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">And the Edition – the name for the high-end models which were previously made of gold and cost £10,000 and up – is now made of a ceramic material. This looks stunning and costs £1,249 for the 38mm case, £50 more for the 42mm model.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Watch Series 1 is aluminium only and costs from £269 – a pretty keen price for a smart watch.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">One more thing, there’s a Nike special edition called Apple Watch Nike+ with special Watch faces and a different sports strap. Let’s be clear, this looks much better than it does in photographs and has a strap that feels supple and appealing. It’s aimed at runners, of course, and comes out next month. It’s the same price as the regular Apple Watch Series 2, from £369.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Eighteen months on from the original Apple Watch launch, this is a significant upgrade. 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