apple today launched the watchos 8 for the apple watch the new os update brings new types of workouts new watch faces the mindfulness app and more features heres a look at them in some detailapple has added two new workouts this time focussing on mindful physical movement tai chi and pilates the company says it has added validated custombuilt heart rate and motion algorithms for the workouts which should be able to produce accurate calorie metrics for the usersthe watchos 8 update brings new bikeriding and cyclingrelated features which would make the apple watch start analysing the gps heart rate accelerometer and gyroscope data the moment you start riding with cycling now users have the autopause and resume options for the inclusion of the correct data the fall detection algorithms have also been updated and optimisedthe breathe app becomes the mindfulness appyes and it comes with an enhanced breathe experience as per apple a new session type called reflect and guided meditations for fitness subscribers the session duration can be set for as small as 1 minute for the fitness subscribers new guided meditations will be uploaded each week in audio form in the new mindfulness app on apple watch starting september 27 these can also be viewed as video on iphone and ipadother featuressome of the additional watchos features include a redesigned photos app addition of the contacts app on apple watch support for alwayson display to more apple watch apps like maps mindfulness now playing phone podcasts stopwatch timers etc and more