Apple Watch Live Rewind Alerts Others When Activated

macrumors.com

Apple's new Live Rewind feature for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will emit an audible chime and display a visual indicator when activated, making it impossible to use secretly. Live Rewind captures a transcript of the last 15 seconds of speech via a double press of the Digital Crown, with all processing done on-device. Apple designed the alerts to notify nearby people, even when the watch is on silent or headphones are connected. The feature requires an iPhone 16 or later and won't launch until later this year. Apple states audio is processed in a hardware-isolated Secure Exclave and deleted immediately, with text snippets disappearing after 30 seconds unless saved.


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