{
  "id": 8961660,
  "title": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 introduce a new Theater Mode setting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4-introduce-a-new-theater-mode-setting",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:49:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/21/apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4-introduce-a-new-theater-mode-setting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 feature a brand new Health Sensing System, which significantly enhances heart rate measurements. A key change is the introduction of Theater Mode, a setting that can be enabled to address concerns about the watch's green light being visible in dark settings. This mode reduces heart rate data collection from real-time to every five minutes, thereby minimizing the green light's visibility. Users who find the green light bothersome can enable \"In Theater Mode\" under \"Allow Continuous Measurements\" within the watch's Settings Heart section to restore the more frequent heart rate data. Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 are currently available for purchase.",
  "summary": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 include a new Health Sensing System that dramatically improves heart rate data. The new system also includes a new Theater Mode setting that you may want to enable. more…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/how-to-force-quit-apple-watch-apps-in-watchos-27",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:34:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "The Apple Watch 12 just got its first-ever discount at Amazon — see why Apple calls it an ‘ultimate device for a healthy life’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-apple-watch-12-just-got-its-first-ever-discount-at-amazon-see-why",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:36:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}