watchOS 11 brings a new feature to your Apple Watch that every other smartwatch should have: Live Activities

What's new in watchOS 11 and Live Activities: The currently most important app is now displayed first as a widget. If you have set a timer, for example, the corresponding widget is placed prominently at the top. Live activities can also be mirrored from the iPhone to the Apple Watch, even if the respective app is not installed on the watch.

As is usual with interactive widgets, you can, for example, stop the timer with a tap of your finger without opening the app on your smartwatch.

Smart stacks become extremely practical with watchOS 11

For me, the idea of ​​live activities in combination with the new smart stacks works much better on the Apple Watch than on the iPhone.

In the background, watchOS 11 presents the most important current information on a silver platter as so-called “widget suggestions” regardless of live activities:

• If you change your location, the smartwatch will first show you current weather information for the new location.
• When you get home, you will find the Apple Home app at the top of the smart stack to communicate with smart home devices.
• Do you need a reminder or calendar entry? Scroll up and you'll find the reminder there.
• After exercise, you can quickly and easily access your training data via the smart stacks.
• Information about your sleep will also be presented to you on the watch the next morning (assuming you wear the watch on your wrist while sleeping).

watchOS 11: If rain is forecast for your region, the weather widget will appear at the top of the smart stack.