Fortune June 4, 2019
Aaron Pressman

As the Apple Watch enters its fifth year on the market, the wearable will soon get a little more independence, outgrowing its toddler-aged status.

On Monday, Apple unveiled a host of improvements for the upcoming update of its WatchOS, from new watch faces and a female menstrual tracker to an audio books app. But several new features seem intended to make the digital timepiece less dependent on a linked iPhone, while keeping the device ahead of rivals from Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung.

When it arrives for consumers in the fall, Apple’s new watch software will finally let users search for and install new watch apps, right on their wrists.

“It’s super easy to discover and download great apps for the...

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