Apple's new Watch Ultra is a great way to stay connected in the wilderness—for better or worse.
’s new Low Power mode. On my first day of wearing it, I got about 24 hours. That’s because the Apple Watch—not just the Ultra—suffers from a chronic case of mission creep. You just keep finding more and more ways to use it.for my 7-year-old. After climbing that day, I toggled on Walkie Talkie for the two of us on an evening outing. After several hours of “Mama, I'm going to the soccer field,” and “Mama, I'm going to the playground,” we wore out the battery completely that night.
At the trailhead, I turned on my music. Then I toggled to the new compass face to start Backtrack, a new feature that lets me retrace my steps in the park’s branching web of confusing trails. I used the new Action button on the left-hand side to start a customized running workout. Mine is set to trigger an outdoor run with an alert to turn me around after 45 minutes, and another to ping me when my heart rate goes too high.