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August 30, 2022 03:19 pm

Satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Pro could be a game-changer




Emergency SOS call screen on an Apple Watch Series 7
Emergency SOS via satellite would be a first. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge



If you’re the type to read into Apple Event taglines, next week’s “Far Out” event certainly feels... space-y. It’s led Apple prognosticators to revive theories that Apple may be working on satellite features for emergency communications — both for the iPhone and perhaps the rumored Apple Watch Pro. Since the Apple Watch Pro is meant to be a Garmin competitor, satellite features could make it a real contender in the multisport GPS watch space.


There’s a lot that Apple needs to do in order to truly compete in this space. Multiday battery life and beefing up durability are numbers 1 and 2 on the list. The competition — Garmin, Polar, Coros — can run laps around the Apple Watch in these two areas. But if there’s one area where Apple already...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/30/23328650/apple-watch-pro-satellite-smartwatch-fitness

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