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Apple rolls out watchOS 8.7 with bug fixes, and performance tweaks

watchOS 11 has a Tap to Cash feature that allows you to send or receive Apple Cash by holding two iPhone or Apple Watch devices together.

Apple has released watchOS 8.7 with bug fixes and performant tweaks, but no major new features. 

WatchOS 8.7 can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General > Software Update. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50% battery, it needs to be placed on a charger, and it needs to be in range of the ‌‌‌‌iPhone‌‌‌‌.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.