Apple is planning to end the horror of leaving your phone at home, or in a bar.
The firm is planning to issue an update to the Apple Watch allowing it to alert users if it spots the phone is not nearby.
The
first update for Apple's smart timepiece is also expecting to include a
health feature alerting users of an irregular heartbeat.
According to 9to5mac, the update will be announced at the firm's annual developer conference in San Francisco next month.
'The
Watch will use its wireless signal to establish its location relative
to the iPhone, and will optionally be able to notify a user if the
iPhone is accidentally left behind,' it said.
'Apple
wants to give [a user] a tap or a light notice if it thinks [he or she
is] accidentally leaving [the] phone somewhere,' the site's source
claims.
The update is also expected to address recent security concerns over the watch.
A video has
revealed how the Watch can be reset and paired with another phone
within minutes - and without ever having to enter a passcode.
And because the Watch doesn't have its own GPS chip, once it's lost or stolen it can't be tracked.
At the same conference Apple is also set to reveal its plans for television.
Instead
of a traditional remote with buttons, it is expected to use a touchpad
to allow users to easily navigate around, choosing from apps, live TV
and on demand services.
According the the New York Times,
'When
Apple introduces its new TV box this summer, the remote control will
gain a touch pad and also be slightly thicker than the current version,
according to an employee briefed on the product, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity because the device was confidential.'
The report claims the touch pad can be used for scrolling around and there will also be two physical buttons, the person said.
An Apple spokesman, declined to comment on the product.
It is also believed to be working on a 25 channel live streaming TV service, which could be revealed at the same time.
The firm has been hinting at its plans for a TV for several years
