Your Apple Watch Just Got a Simple But Helpful New Feature

You can try it out now — the latest software update is out now.

Apple Watch watchOS 11.2 upgradePhoto by Tucker Bowe for Gear Patrol

Apple recently released software updates to all its devices. The one making the most headlines is iOS 18.2, as it delivers a lot of new features to your iPhone (check them out here).

And while the Apple Watch‘s newest software update, watchOS 11.2, didn’t deliver anywhere near as many new features, it did bring one that’s actually quite useful … specifically if you use an Apple Watch to control your iPhone’s camera.

A camera control upgrade

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For the first time, your Apple Watch’s Camera Remote app now has a pause button.
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For years, you have been able to use your Apple Watch’s Camera Remote app to control your iPhone’s camera, but its functionality has been minimal. The app functions as a shutter button and viewfinder, so you can take photos and videos while ensuring you’re also in the frame.

If you record videos, you’ve only been to start and stop recording videos. But with watchOS 11.2, the Camera Remote app has a new pause button. This allows you to pause video recordings and then start them up again without having to start a brand-new recording.

It’s a small and admittedly niche upgrade, but a welcome one for those who use their Apple Watch to remotely take iPhone videos and photos.

watchOS 11.2 is out now

Apple Watch watchOS 11.2 upgrade
You can update your Apple Watch in your iPhone’s Watch app.
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Apple rolled out watchOS 11.2 to all compatible Apple Watches on December 11th. To get the new software, you need an Apple Watch that supports watchOS 11 and an iPhone that supports iOS 16. Y

To download the latest software update, go to your iPhone’s Watch app, select the My Watch tab, tap General and select Software Update.

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