Sur Mac, l’obsolescence logicielle a depuis longtemps trouvé sa parade. Lorsqu’Apple décide de cesser les mises à jour de macOS pour une machine spécifique, la solution prend bien souvent la forme d’une distribution Linux pour prolonger sa durée de vie et maintenir une sécurité décente. La situation de l’Apple Watch est tout autre. L’écosystème de la […]

Chaque nouveau rapport environnemental d’Apple (« Product Environmental Report », ou PER) est l’occasion d’éplucher la fiche technique invisible de ses appareils, celle qui ne figure jamais sur la page produit. Celui des Watch Series 12 et Ultra 4 contient une phrase qui a de quoi retenir l’attention des amateurs de réparabilité : Apple y écrit noir […]

Apple’s long-awaited foldable iPhone Duo is here, but that wasn’t all we saw at this week’s event, as Apple also took the wraps off of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and the AirPods 5. We’ll have to wait a little over a month to get […]

The Apple Watch Series 12 is now available for pre-order, and unlike last year’s model, it brings a substantial list of changes over its predecessor. Here’s everything that’s new. Last year, the Series 11 introduced just four changes over the Series 10, making it perhaps the smallest generational upgrade in the device’s history. The Series […]

Apple removed GLONASS support from the Apple Watch Ultra 4, according to technical specifications listed for the device. The Ultra 4 supports GPS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou, while the prior-generation Ultra 3 supported GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou. GPS, Galileo, BeiDou, and QZSS use CDMA-based signaling and support multiple frequencies for more accurate positioning. […]

With the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, Apple is adding Live Rewind, which relies on an S11 processor and new continual listening features. Live Rewind listens to what’s happening around the wearer, and when activated with a double press on the Digital Crown, offers a transcript of what was said in the last […]

Apple reintroduced a ceramic case for the Apple Watch Series 12, but if you don’t have AppleCare+, repairs are unusually expensive. It costs $599 to fix « other damage, » which covers any repair besides a battery replacement. Battery service is priced at $99. Repairing a ceramic Series 12 is more expensive than getting an Apple Watch […]

Apple reintroduced a ceramic case for the Apple Watch Series 12, but if you don’t have AppleCare+, repairs are unusually expensive. It costs $599 to fix « other damage, » which covers any repair besides a battery replacement. Battery service is priced at $99. Repairing a ceramic Series 12 is more expensive than getting an Apple Watch […]

Apple reintroduced a ceramic case for the Apple Watch Series 12, but if you don’t have AppleCare+, repairs are unusually expensive. It costs $599 to fix « other damage, » which covers any repair besides a battery replacement. Battery service is priced at $99. Repairing a ceramic Series 12 is more expensive than getting an Apple Watch […]

Alors que l’Apple Watch céramique fait son grand retour dans la gamme 2026, c’est aussi le moment de constater qu’Apple renoue avec une recette utilisée dès la Series 2 céramique de 2016 : des dimensions très légèrement différentes. L’Apple Watch Series 12 en céramique est en deux coloris cette année. Image Apple. Les deux premières générations d’Apple Watch […]

Some Apple Watch users who upgrade to the Series 12 or the Ultra 4 might temporarily lose access to hypertension notifications. On the watchOS feature availability page, Apple says notifications might not be available on the Series 12 or Ultra 4 at launch because regulatory clearances are in process. Hypertension Notifications may not be available […]

Ever since the Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018, the larger-sized aluminum Apple Watch has started at $429 in the U.S., but that has changed with the Apple Watch Series 12. While the Apple Watch Series 12 with a 42mm case maintains a starting price of $399, the 46mm model has received a $20 price […]