watchOS 6 is an operating system that was designed, developed by Apple in 2019, and was preinstalled on the new Apple Watches and as an update through the iPhone for the previous series. The system has been released on September 19, 2019, and gets the last update (6.2.9) on November 5, 2020, and has been replaced by a newer version of watchOS 7.
watchOS 6 features a new Cycle Tracking app for tracking menstrual cycle and fertility metrics, a new Noise app for detecting decibel levels in your surroundings, a new Voice Memos app for recording and listening to voice memos directly on Apple Watch, a new Calculator app, Audiobooks app, a new built-in App Store where you can find and download apps for your Watch, updated Workout app, new Activity Trends in Activity app, Siri updates, brand new Watch Faces with new options such as; Tap to speak or time-keeping alerts, and many more.
This version of watchOS drops support for the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
Today watchOS 6 is 4 years old!
watchOS 6 General Information
| Released | September 19, 2019 |
| Original Price | Free |
| System Requirements | Apple Watch Series 1 Apple Watch Series 2 Apple Watch Series 3 Apple Watch Series 4 Apple Watch Series 5 iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus or later iOS 13 or later |
| Distribution | Trough paired iPhone |
Versions
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| watchOS 6.0 | 17R575 | September 19, 2019 |
| watchOS 6.0.1 | 17R604 17R605 | September 30, 2019 |
| watchOS 6.1 | 17S84 | October 29, 2019 |
| watchOS 6.1.1 | 17S449 | December 10, 2019 |
| watchOS 6.1.2 | 17S796 | January 28, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.1.3 | 17S811 | February 18, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2 | 17T529 | March 24, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2.1 | 17T530 | April 8, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2.5 | 17T608 | May 18, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2.6 | 17T620 | June 1, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2.8 | 17U63 | July 15, 2020 |
| watchOS 6.2.9 | 17U203 | November 5, 2020 |