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watchOS 6.2 Public

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About this appearance

watchOS 6.2 reached the public channel on March 24, 2020 with watch-app purchases, a playback fix, expanded regulated heart features, and a version-specific security repair set.

Date
Mar 24, 2020
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple released watchOS 6.2 on March 24, 2020. Its consumer notes identify four changes spanning watch-app commerce, connectivity-related music playback, and ECG and irregular-rhythm availability.[1][2]

Documented scope

The matching advisory documents additional security work in accounts, private frameworks, entitlements, image processing, the kernel, messaging, Sandbox, and WebKit. The archive does not project later 6.2 point-release changes backward.[3][4]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of watchOS 6.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2020-03-24T00:00:00.000Z · Released March 24, 2020

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  2. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2

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  3. About the security content of watchOS 6.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2020-03-24T00:00:00.000Z · Accounts; ActionKit; AppleMobileFileIntegrity; Image Processing; Kernel; Messages; Sandbox; WebKit

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  4. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2 through watchOS 6.2.9

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  5. About the security content of watchOS 6.2

    Apple Support · Apple · 2020-03-24T00:00:00.000Z · Accounts; ActionKit; AppleMobileFileIntegrity; CoreFoundation; Icons; Image Processing; IOHIDFamily; Kernel; libxml2; Messages; Sandbox; WebKit

  6. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2 — ECG app availability

  7. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2 — in-app purchases

  8. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2 — irregular heart rhythm notifications

  9. About watchOS 6 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 6.2 — music playback fix

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

In-app purchases for Apple Watch apps

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 6.2 expanded standalone watch-app commerce by enabling supported in-app transactions.

  1. [1] About watchOS 6 Updates · watchOS 6.2 — in-app purchases

compatibility · introduced

ECG availability in Chile, New Zealand, and Türkiye

documentedconfirmed

Apple expanded the regulated ECG app to compatible watches in three additional markets.

  1. [1] About watchOS 6 Updates · watchOS 6.2 — ECG app availability

compatibility · introduced

Irregular-rhythm notifications in Chile, New Zealand, and Türkiye

documentedconfirmed

The update extended irregular-rhythm notification support to the same three markets.

  1. [1] About watchOS 6 Updates · watchOS 6.2 — irregular heart rhythm notifications

bugFix · fixed

Wi-Fi to Bluetooth music-playback correction

documentedconfirmed

Apple repaired a handoff-related playback interruption triggered by switching the watch's active connection type.

  1. [1] About watchOS 6 Updates · watchOS 6.2 — music playback fix

security · fixed

watchOS 6.2 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents fixes across Accounts, ActionKit, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, CoreFoundation, Icons, Image Processing, IOHIDFamily, the kernel, libxml2, Messages, Sandbox, and WebKit.

  1. [1] About the security content of watchOS 6.2 · Accounts; ActionKit; AppleMobileFileIntegrity; CoreFoundation; Icons; Image Processing; IOHIDFamily; Kernel; libxml2; Messages; Sandbox; WebKit