Apple Watch

Extracted Attributes

• Developer

  Apple

• Market Share

  19% of global smartwatch shipments (Q2 2024)

• Active User Base

  115 million people (as of December 2022)

• Operating System

  watchOS

• Product Category

  Smartwatch / Wearable device

• Initial Release Date

  2015-04-24

Timeline

• Apple officially unveils the Apple Watch during a press event. (Source: undefined)

  2014-09-09

• The first-generation Apple Watch is released to the market. (Source: undefined)

  2015-04-24

• Estimated user base reaches over 115 million people worldwide. (Source: undefined)

  2022-12-01

• Counterpoint research reports Apple Watch accounting for 19% of smartwatch shipments in Q2 2024. (Source: undefined)

  2024-06-30

• Apple Watch releases feature watchOS 26, requiring an iPhone 11 or later running iOS 26. (Source: undefined)

  2025-09-01

Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is a line of smartwatches developed and marketed by Apple. It has fitness tracking, health-oriented capabilities, and wireless telecommunication, integrating with watchOS and other Apple products and services. The first Apple Watch was released in April 2015, and quickly became the world's best-selling wearable device. 4.2 million were sold in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, and more than 115 million people were estimated to use an Apple Watch as of December 2022. Apple has introduced a new generation of the Apple Watch with improved internal components each September – each labeled by Apple as a 'Series', with certain exceptions. Each Series has been initially sold in multiple variants defined by the watch casing's material, colour, and size (except for the budget watches Series 1 and SE, available only in aluminium, and the Ultra, available only in 49 mm titanium), and beginning with the Series 3 and Series 11, by the option in the aluminium variants for LTE and 5G cellular connectivity, respectively, which comes standard with the other materials. The band included with the watch can be selected from multiple options from Apple, and watch variants in aluminium co-branded with Nike and in stainless steel co-branded with Hermès are also offered, which include exclusive bands and colours. Any user may use digital watch faces carrying those companies' branding. The Apple Watch operates in conjunction with the user's iPhone for functions such as configuring the watch and syncing data with iPhone apps, but can separately connect to a Wi-Fi network for data-reliant purposes, including communications, app use, and audio streaming. LTE and 5G-equipped models can also perform these functions over a mobile network, and can make and receive phone calls independently when the paired iPhone is not nearby or is powered off. The oldest iPhone model that is compatible with any given Apple Watch depends on the version of the operating system installed on each device. As of September 2025, new Apple Watches come with watchOS 26 preinstalled and require an iPhone running iOS 26, which is compatible with the iPhone 11 or later. The Apple Watch is the only smartwatch fully supported for the iPhone, as Apple restricts the APIs available in other smartwatches, so other smartwatches always have less functionality.

Web Search Results

• What is an Apple Watch? | Definition from TechTarget

  # Apple Watch ## What is an Apple Watch? Apple Watch is a wearable smartwatch that allows users to accomplish a variety of tasks, including making phone calls, sending text messages and reading email. Apple released the first Apple Watch on April 24, 2015. Apple initially designed the watch to replace phones and reduce the time users spend looking at phone screens. However, the Apple Watch became popular in part for its innovations in fitness tracking and health monitoring, as well as its ability to be used with internet of things (IoT) devices. [...] The Apple Watch runs on the Apple watchOS operating system, which is a watch version of Apple iOS that arranges the watch's home touchscreen in a carousel, or circle. Users can change watch settings from their phone, including rearranging Apple Watch apps, choosing notification sounds and downloading new apps. The interface was designed for the wrist, and navigation relies on swiping and tapping the watch's touchscreen. [...] Since its release, the Apple Watch has added several new features, including water resistance, blood oxygen and electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, a body temperature sensor and an emergency SOS that can detect when a user falls or has some other accident and contact emergency services. The watches can be synced with a user's iPhone, Mac laptop and AirPods. Apple Watches accounted for 19% of smartwatch shipments in the second quarter of 2024, according to research firm Counterpoint.

• Apple Watch

  The Apple Watch runs watchOS, whose interface is around a home screen with circular app icons, which can be changed to a list view in the device's settings. The OS can be navigated using the touchscreen or the crown on the side of the watch. During its debut, the first generation Apple Watch needed to be paired with an iPhone 5 or later running iOS 8.2 or later; this version of iOS introduced the Apple Watch app, which is used to pair the watch with an iPhone, customize settings and loaded apps, and highlight compatible apps from the App Store. [...] For input, the Apple Watch features a "digital crown" on one side, which can be turned to scroll or zoom content on screen, and pressed to return to the home screen or display recently used apps. Next to the crown (on the same side of the watch) is the Side Button, which can be used to access Control Center "Control Center (Apple)") and the contactless payment service Apple Pay. The Apple Watch also prominently features a touchscreen; before Series 6/SE, the screen included Force Touch technology, which enabled the display to become pressure-sensitive and therefore capable of distinguishing between a tap and a press for displaying contextual menus. Force Touch has since been physically removed in Watch Series 6 and Watch SE, and has been disabled via software on the Series 5 and earlier [...] Apple Watch models have been divided into five "collections": Apple Watch (1st generation-present), Apple Watch Sport (1st generation), Apple Watch Nike+ (Series 2-Series 7, combined into Apple Watch since Series 8), Apple Watch Hermès (1st generation-present, including Apple Watch Ultra 2, excluding Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra), and Apple Watch Edition (1st generation-Series 7, excluding Apple Watch SE).[citation needed] They are differentiated by combinations of cases, bands, and exclusive watch faces; Apple Watch comes with either aluminum or stainless steel cases, and various watch bands (only stainless steel was offered for Apple Watch 1st generation); Apple Watch Sport came with aluminum cases and sport bands or woven nylon bands; Apple Watch Nike+ comes with aluminum cases

• Apple Inc. - Wikipedia

  During a press event on September 9, 2014, Apple introduced the Apple Watch, its first smartwatch.( Apple initially marketed the device as a fashion accessory( and a companion to the iPhone,( before shifting its focus toward health and fitness features to compete with dedicated activity trackers. In January 2016, Apple announced that over one billion Apple devices were in active use worldwide.( [...] "Apple Watch announced: available for $349 early next year". _The Verge_. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015. "The Apple Watch is poised to dominate the market for digital fitness trackers". September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2015. 130. ↑"Apple Watch is competing as a fashion accessory, and that's a risky move". _The Washington Post_. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015. 131. ↑"iPhone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch". _Wired "Wired (magazine)")_. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022. 132. ↑ [...] ## Products See also: List of Apple products Since the company's founding and into the early 2000s, Apple primarily sold computers, marketed under the Macintosh "Mac (computer)") brand since the mid-1980s. Since the early 2000s, the company has expanded beyond personal computers, beginning with the now-discontinued iPod (2001), followed by the iPhone (2007) and iPad (2010). The company also sells products that it categorizes as "Wearables, Home and Accessories", including the Apple Watch, Apple TV "Apple TV (device)"), AirPods, HomePod, and Apple Vision Pro. Since 2019, Apple has increasingly emphasized its services business.

• Apple Watch - Apple

  Three Apple Watch devices: Apple Watch Series 11, rose gold color, aluminum case, Apple Music, playlist controls, right side exterior, Digital Crown, light blush color Sport Band, silver pin-and-tuck closure, Apple Watch Ultra 3, natural color, titanium case, edge-to-edge display, photo overlaid on time, right side exterior, Digital Crown, anchor blue color Ocean Band, tubular fluoroelastomer rubber, Apple Watch SE 3, aluminum case, midnight color, right side exterior, Digital Crown, advanced Outdoor Run workout metrics [...] Three Apple Watch devices: Apple Watch Series 11, rose gold color, aluminum case, Apple Music, playlist controls, right side exterior, Digital Crown, light blush color Sport Band, silver pin-and-tuck closure, Apple Watch Ultra 3, natural color, titanium case, edge-to-edge display, photo overlaid on time, right side exterior, Digital Crown, anchor blue color Ocean Band, tubular fluoroelastomer rubber, Apple Watch SE 3, aluminum case, midnight color, right side exterior, Digital Crown, advanced Outdoor Run workout metrics [...] The ultimate sports and adventure watch. Three people running on a desert trail track their workout on Apple Watch Ultra 3 Three people running on a desert trail track their workout on Apple Watch Ultra 3 ### Connectivity The right call for staying in touch. Apple Watch Series 11, aluminum case, Space Gray color, incoming call, contact photo, accept and decline call buttons, right side exterior, Digital Crown, Sport Band, neon yellow color Apple Watch Series 11, aluminum case, Space Gray color, incoming call, contact photo, accept and decline call buttons, right side exterior, Digital Crown, Sport Band, neon yellow color ### Personalization Make it you-nique.

• Apple Watch models

  # Apple Watch models Welcome to Apple Watch, the versatile wrist-worn companion that can help motivate you to be more active, track important health information, stay in touch with those who matter most to you, and so much more—with or without your iPhone. This guide helps you discover all the amazing things Apple Watch can do with watchOS 26, which is compatible with the following models: Apple Watch Series 11 Apple Watch Ultra 3 Apple Watch SE 3 Apple Watch Series 10 Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch Ultra 2 Apple Watch Series 9 Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch SE (2nd Generation) Apple Watch Series 7 Apple Watch Series 6 ## Apple Watch Series 11

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• Instance Of

  Q3084961

• Inception Date

  4/24/2015