Forbes April 22, 2025
David Phelan

Updated April 22 with other upgrades new to Apple Watch in watchOS 11.4 and a preview of cool new extras coming in watchOS 11.5.

Apple Watch users: do you have Silent mode turned on or off? A newly released update for the watch (watchOS 11.4) means that you can now hear audible alarms even when Silent mode is activated. There are other new features in watchOS 11.4, such as emoji, a fix for switching watch faces and compatibility between the Home app and robot vacuum cleaners. Oh, and there’s something new on its way: an extra watch face and perhaps a new Apple Watch Band are coming in watchOS 11.5.

First, the silent mode issue. I’m betting the answer...

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