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Date : Tue Sep 12 2023 23:15:03

Double Tap lets you operate the Apple Watch 9 without touching the screen

Date:
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:05:44 +0000

Description:
A simple double tap of your finger and thumb lets you take photos and hit the 
Snooze button on alarms.

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During its recent Wonderlust event , Apple unveiled the upcoming Apple Watch 
Series 9, and with it an ingenious new way to control the wearable called 
Double Tap. 

With this feature, users can perform the most common actions on [their] Apple 
Watch Series 9 just by quickly tapping their index finger and thumb twice on 
one hand. You dont even have to touch the display. As seen in the official 
announcement trailer , the gesture can be used to turn off alarms, set 
timers, answer calls (or end them if youre being too loud), and even take 
photographs via the Camera Remote function. Apple goes on to state in its 
post that using Double Tap on the watch face opens the Smart Stack and 
tapping again lets you scroll through individual widgets. 

This just scratches the surface of what Double Tap can do. No one knows the 
full potential of the tech at the moment. What we do know is its pretty fun 
to use. TechRadars US Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff managed to try out Double 
Tap at the event, and you can see his initial reaction below. @techradar 

  original sound - TechRadar 

Apple explains Double Tap is enabled by the [wearables] faster Neural Engine. 
It sports an upgraded machine learning algorithm which can detect tiny wrist 
movements [plus] changes in blood flow caused by a persons index finger and 
thumb performing the tapping action. From there, the engine collects that 
information and processes it with additional data obtained from the internal 
accelerometer, gyroscope, and optical heart sensor. Unknown mechanics 

Apart from the mechanics, its unknown exactly how the Apple Watch 9s Double 
Tap feature will operate. Obviously, you touch your digits together, but 
theres more to it than that. Double tapping the watch face launches Smart 
Stack but can that input be changed to something else, like opening a certain 
app? Do the gestures only work for certain functions or can they affect 
everything on the device? 

Fortunately, we wont have to wait very long to get our questions answered. 
The Apple Watch Series 9 is currently on sale with prices starting at $399. 
However, Double Tap isnt available right now. Itll come out in a software 
update next month. 

The other major star of Wonderlust 2023 was the iPhone 15. We got our 
first-hand look at the titanium-clad iPhone 15 Pro as well as the powerful 5x 
periscope zoom camera on the Pro Max model . Be sure to catch up on our 
coverage of the event. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE The iPhone 15 USB-C switch 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/double-tap-lets-you-oper
ate-the-apple-watch-9-without-touching-the-screen


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