Now the Apple Watch Ultra can actually be your diving computer
by Victoria Song from The Verge - All Posts on (#6696G)
The Oceanic Plus app turns the Apple Watch into a dive computer. | Image: Apple Divers no longer have to wait to use the Apple Watch Ultra as a dive computer. Starting today, you can download the Oceanic Plus app to plan, track, and review dives.
While the Ultra has a native Depth app, it's not meant to be used as a dive computer. It's more for activities like underwater pool swims and snorkeling. It mostly tells you the water temperature and time as well as current and maximum depth. Conversely, the Oceanic Plus app was designed by Huish Outdoors to be used as a wrist-worn dive computer for depths up to 40 meters (130 feet). Before dives, users can set their surface time, depth, and gas, which the app will then use to calculate a no-decompression time, which is how long a diver can stay at a given depth. Divers can...