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StridePal

Hit your daily step goal without the distractions. StridePal is the streamlined step tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch designed to keep you moving. While other apps bury you in unnecessary data, StridePal cuts through the noise to focus on what actually matters: your daily progress. Stay Focused Know exactly where you stand and what it takes to finish your day strong. Motivating Stats Get clear daily and weekly insights that push you forward, whether you are checking your wrist or your pocket. Simple by Design No bloat. No clutter. Just the essential tools to keep you active.

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watchOS 27 Beta 5: Does Apple Think It's Finished?

Apple released watchOS 27 Developer Beta 5 after three weeks, and the strangest thing in it isn't a feature - it's the build number: 24R5347A. Full hands-on with watchOS 27 beta 5 on the Apple Watch Ultra 3: what's new, the new Siri icon and whether Siri is actually faster, the timer fix, the step count bug, the email tests, battery life and battery health after five betas, and whether you should install it on your main watch. Last build was an H. This one is an A — and if you know how Apple's beta build numbers work, that's a huge jump toward release. After 12 hours with it, I don't think this build is anywhere near finished. Here's everything I found.

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