A safer SOS from Apple Watch To send an SOS from your Watch, you now press and hold the SOS button. Your Watch then shows the 30-second countdown with Cancel SOS, so a mistaken press can be stopped from your wrist. Cancel an SOS from your lock screen If an SOS countdown starts while your iPhone is locked, a notification now lets you cancel it without unlocking. Messages from Orbit, one tap away A message from the Orbit team can now carry a button that takes you straight to what it's about: create an alert, invite your family, or start Watch Me. Find them in Menu > Communications. Sign-in starts in your country The sign-in screen now opens on your own country's dialing code, and every country is on the list. Plus more reliable sign-up and sign-in on a new phone, and other fixes.

Orbit now speaks your language The whole app in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, हिन्दी, العربية and 日本語 — and every alert, SOS text, SOS call, email and PDF reaches each person in their own language. Join your family in seconds Sign-up is shorter: enter your family's Nest code to join them, or skip it and we'll set up a Nest for you. Heart Rate Alerts, made clear A simple checklist shows exactly what your iPhone and Apple Watch need, and tells you plainly when no heart rate is coming in. Plus reliability and performance improvements.

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Lifetime — every Platinum feature, bought outright for a single payment. It never renews, and the 50 SOS texts and 50 SOS calls that come with it never expire. Sign in with Apple or Google — no phone number needed to get started, and you can add one later. Your SOS balance, in the open — Platinum now shows the texts and calls included each month, and you can top up any time if you need more. Plus a clearer setup for heart-rate alerts, a visible time limit on a live heart-rate session, and the usual performance improvements and bug fixes.

Fixes and refinements throughout the app, so Orbit keeps your family connected even more reliably.

Watch Me Get Home — tell Orbit where you're heading and who should see it, and your family can follow you there. If you leave your route, stop moving, or your phone goes quiet, Orbit gives you thirty seconds to say you're fine before it raises the alarm for you. Medication, properly — reminders for every dose, a scorecard that shows what was taken and what was missed, a report you can send straight to a doctor, and an alert to someone who cares if a dose goes by. Live on your Lock Screen — an active SOS, a journey in progress, a drive being scored or a heart rate being watched now live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, so you can see what's happening without opening the app. Access in one place — your device permissions and what you share with each Nest are now two clear screens, with a shortcut to sharing right on the map. Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

Live Activities — see what's happening right now on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: someone tracking you, a heart rate being watched, a drive in progress, or an active SOS. Clearer consent — the banners that tell you someone is tracking you or watching your heart rate now name the Nest they're asking from, so there's no guessing when the same name appears in more than one. A roomier map — location banners now use the full width of the screen, and the map controls tidy themselves out of the way instead of crowding Check In and SOS. Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

Under-the-hood improvements to sign-up reliability, so we can spot and fix problems getting into your Nest faster.

Reliability fixes to favourites and referral rewards, plus new advertising privacy controls for people in Europe.

Stability and reliability improvements.