watchOS 10 vs watchOS 9: Your Apple Watch set to get a big upgrade at WWDC

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Apple WWDC 2023 event day is here! The excitement is soaring high with the much-anticipated announcements. Apple is anticipated to debut its first-ever augmented reality headset alongside the launch of xrOS, its rumoured software at the WWDC today. In addition to this, Apple enthusiasts can look forward to the release of a couple of new MacBook models. Not just hardware, but there will be new software announcements too for the Apple ecosystem including - iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17.

Apple Watch users are eyeing the watchOS 10 release, which is tipped to be one of the biggest updates for years. According to rumours, the upcoming software update is not expected to be a mere refreshed version but rather an OS overhaul for your Apple Watch. What are the new upgrades likely to be rolled out in the watchOS 10 in comparison to its predecessor watchOS 9? Let's have a quick look.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has characterized the update as a "fairly extensive upgrade" with a particular emphasis on "significant changes to the user interface." Apart from the Apple Watch Series 9, there are no other major hardware announcements expected for this year. In such a case, Apple is expected to make some notable changes to a user interface. However, the rumours suggested that the focus will be on widgets "for activity tracking, weather, stock tickers, calendar appointments and more."

As per a report by Bloomberg, the Digital Crown will have a new feature with watchOS 10. In the current iteration of watchOS 9, pressing the Digital Crown on the Apple Watch leads to the home screen. With watchOS 10, Apple is exploring the possibility of using the Digital Crown to access the new widgets interface instead which will be similar