Apple Watch 2025 & Beyond. What's Next & Its Challenges?

[@ChocoIateFish]

I just need a complication with all the battery levels! 📱💻🎧 WatchOS 12?

[@briantong]

Love this idea!

[@matthewturner2222]

BATTERY LIFE. Everything else is secondary

[@djijamiee7687]

I love the series 10 coming from a Ultra 2.I dont need my Ultra now that I have majority of the benefits on my 10. I only use it to check the time, weather and notifications and cellular so I can keep off my phone lol. and I love how contour looks on the 10 as it stays edge to edge even in AOD mode. little upgrade to some, but a major for me. love the asthetics

[@cheekster777]

Happy New Year Brian.

[@briantong]

Happy New Year to you!

[@cheekster777]

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[@spikeimperial]

Id appreciate if they can get their blood ox back. I suffered lung dmg from ecmo life support and technically at risk of my lungs collapsing from the pnuematecelles covid left. So having blood ox to monitor my oxygen is not a "nice to have" but a potential life saver for me with that. Sucks theyve been unable to fix the patent problem.

[@markbennett6658]

Not an issue outside the USA. I checked mine yesterday. Fortunately at 98%! I’m surprised Apple haven’t sorted the patent issues out over there yet. It must have been rumbling on for 2 or 3 years now.

[@spikeimperial]

@markbennett6658 I'm glad it's not an issue worldwide. And that your health (cardio at least) is superb

[@mydamnart]

I upgraded my Apple Watch to the ultra 2 from Series 4 and the biggest thing I noticed was the battery life. Battery life needs to improve. I am a fan of not charging for 2-3 days.

[@BeardsBaconTech]

“What I’d love to see for the Apple Watch is satellite connectivity, like the iPhone 15 or higher, for when you’re lost or need help. It would be amazing if the Apple Watch could be completely independent-able to set up, update software, and do everything without being paired to an iPhone. I’d also like to see longer battery life and the ability to go farther underwater. These updates would take the Apple Watch to the next level!”

[@JasonRaneses]

Battery life is top of my list as a train runner + hiker, exclusive of fast charging. Apple’s been able to lean into this with their own silicon on other devices, and hasn’t even signaled that they care about it on the Watch lineup. Please get the AWU to at least 5-10 days and we’re talking. Even if it means a separate profile for outdoor use that doesn’t require turning off a ton of features 1 x 1.

[@jmunt]

I think what would take it to the next level would be introducing smart bands. If there was some kind of Smart Connector for power/data transfer, the bands could have sensors in them, maybe different sensors in different bands, or maybe even a band to give a little extra battery. There were tons of rumors of a new band system in 2024 but that obviously didn't happen. Who knows if it was ever going to happen or if its just delayed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@seanwhaley78]

I agree with only upgrading the Apple Watch when you need to, that’s why I have just made my first Apple Watch upgrade from a series 2 to 10.

[@navid-kh]

Just upgraded from a series 4 to series 10. I can see good improvements. I agree. An Apple Watch upgrade cycle is easily 5-7 years

[@brucegreenberg7573]

Agree, Brian, as someone who needs to check BP daily, this could be a sometimes alternative to the cuff. Currently have the series 8, & am planning to switch to the 12 when available.

[@alexmarcweiss]

I am just hoping for a slightly less bulky and heavy Ultra but with the battery life of the current Ultra. I would definitely upgrade.

[@SantaBarbaraFrenchy]

Happy new year dear !

[@briantong]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@clarkemoore59]

Brian, do you ever think that Apple will put an M4 chip in their iPhones? I would like to hear your comment about it. Keep up the good work Clarke Moore Wheeling West Virginia.

[@dman7895]

I have the series 7 and first and only smartwatch ive ever owned. I would be very interested in the Ultra 3 or 4 if they add new health sensors, which i know is super hard to implement. other watches also have stress senors (EDA electrodermal activity, like a polygraph uses), is present in some fitbits as well. hopefully SpO2 (blood oxygen) comes back as well, but i do love the Ultra design and how many complications are on the face. honestly with the plastic shield i put over the front of my 45 mm series 7, it;'s as large as the Ultra anyway and i see folks with Ultra apple watches and never really looks too oversized to me

[@murraysampson2501]

Their first challenge is to get the sleep apnoea feature available in Australia. It’s mentioned on the website, yet is still unavailable.

[@richphoto]

I just want blood oxygen sensing back this year!

[@rick_terscale1111]

A simple design change, similar to the renders, that would pique interest again. The renders look cool. Even if blood glucose and other sensors arent ready for market, a design change that falls in line with the iPhone would be cool, and many people have been asking for that anyway.

[@davidgator2279]

Love the series 10 in titanium. It does need smaller bezels though!

[@Theinspirationalrogue]

to be honest it's gotten to the point where Im not even feeling the watch like I used too. I have the ultra 2 in black, I bought the s10 but felt very similar to my s6, returned it, bought the ultra. I love it but im starting to feel that it's not as important as it once was.

[@komatsui159]

Battery life of at least 7 days should be on their top list.. (fast charging isn’t good enough IMO)

[@Perfect5Recurve]

My Garmin Forerunner 955 can go a week roughly without charging. Apple can at the very least get on the 5 day minimum or never be an option again. Phone calls were nice to have on my series 4(non-LTE) but I’d never use it to do more than read a text. Even just using it as a general fitness and sleep tracker, battery life is atrocious. 36hrs max on the Series 10 and 72hrs max for the Ultra imo is unacceptable.

[@mamwaynedia60]

HOLY S..T !!!!! My man ;) you crushed it on this one god daaaaaamnnn !!! congrats, happy new year . wish you and your family the best. keep going man , it's AWESOME. MAHALO

[@briantong]

Happy New Year to you too! Aloha! 🤙

[@cesarsalgadosalgado2199]

They just released an update and yet the battery on the iPhones drops so bad and can't barely use your iPhone too much because the update has made the battery to drop drastically

[@nhacviet.official]

1M subs please! Happy New Year!

[@allemander]

Please correct the spelling in your video title: *Its*, not the contraction “It’s”, which should only be used in place of “It is” or “It has”. 😊

[@sj1379]

I’m still on Series 5 Nike version and it still works lol

[@TrustaBro1914]

Apple is the next black Berry. Also what good is the satellite feature if they won’t make the battery last a week?

[@bladeddavid1144]

"They" wont make the battery last? You can't have the latest features and technology in a slim design and have it last a week. The battery technology doesn't exist yet

[@TrustaBro1914]

@bladeddavid1144 the technology is there. Typical apple just wants to milk the cow as long as it can before actually doing it. The gravy train will soon run out for apple

[@KJSvitko]

Better battery life.

[@GAMERGEBITER]

Only thing that held me back from buying the series 10 was battery life. I wont buy any smartwatch without at least 48h battery life, and i do not like the ultras design, way to bulky

[@tarnesh88]

I really want an iRing

[@brucegreenberg7573]

😮

[@fatcrruise6508]

Why they dislike battery upgrade? I want at least 24 hours battery

[@efwewfwef1549]

the new iphone air will have this new graphite battery, so the apple watch NEEDS that better battery desperately!!!! the ultra might get it first, as a differentiater... plus give it smartbands!!! PLUS offer some smart bracelets who can incooperate bigger sensors and batteries. because craming all in this tiny watch will limit drastically what you can do with sensors and features!!!

[@willharrah9381]

Yeah that’s what I’ve been saying blood pressure should hopefully come

[@urosgorjan9527]

Biggest problem of Apple Watch is the software and battery life, which is just horrible.

[@Titusofthegiant]

My ultra 2 is awesome don’t have to charge for 3 days

[@urosgorjan9527]

@@Titusofthegiant Problem of Ultra watch that is too big, too expensive and too chunky for me. Currently is use 9 series. It is my first and probably the last Apple Watch.

[@ryshask]

What I would like to see if the apple watch to properly log walks without having to start a 'workout' every time.. It will literally stop measuring my heartrate during a walk unless I start a workout... Come on.. Basically the hardware has been great.. software is so bad now...

[@ScottDC-Rehoboth]

Brian! What’s the deal with your camo neon hoodie bro!? Please share the details! Super hot sexy man.

[@JohnSmith-zi9or]

1. Apple Watch needs Blood Oxygen sensing back! Brian I've noticed you've not mentioned this. Have they restricted you? Or did I miss the video? I was incredibly angry when I traded in my Ultra Watch for the new one the Apple salesman didn't warn me that I would lose health capabilities. Because Tim Cook lacks morals and values, Apple stole tech from Masimo. 2. Find My. I need left behind alerts for my Watch. Why is the watch the only Apple device that doesn't have this feature? 3. Blood sugar. 4. Blood pressure. If Apple gets these features in a watch, everyone will want one. The Apple Watch saved my life. It alerted me about a dangerous health issue and I made it in time to the emergency room. However, after upgrading and losing a key feature is incredibly a BAD APPLE. I no longer feel Apple has any set of morals or values. Well, crazy left values, yes. And is anyone talking about the Siri snooping lawsuit that was just settled? Apple says they're for user privacy but it's lip service.

[@lukedobek]

You're still wearing the watch with the crown towards the wrist! Switch that baby around! Come join the dark side! MKBHD already has...

[@briantong]

Haha, is it really the dark side?

[@lukerolleston4852]

Apple is falling so far behind now. AI native devices will be rolling out any moment and Apple is still catching up on tech that has been out for a time. 2024 was a lot of hype over nothing and as a long time Apple fan I feel like we can’t keep waiting for them to deliver on something real and groundbreaking. Too much disappointment

[@seanwhaley78]

I agree with only upgrading the Apple Watch when you need to, that’s why I have just made my first Apple Watch upgrade from a series 2 to 10.