Apple to add medication management feature with watch software update

Apple will release new health features for the Apple Watch as part of its software strategy update at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., which begins June 3, Bloomberg reports.

The Apple Watch will have two new health apps: "Dose," which sends pill reminders and "Cycles," which tracks menstrual cycles, people familiar with the plans told Bloomberg.

Apple will also reveal updates to its software for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV at WWDC. The iPhone's software update will include changes to its Health app, such as a new homepage and a section for hearing health, which aims to draw attention to how loud a user plays music on headphones or how loud the individual's external environment is.

Apple's release plans are "fluid and could change between now and the [June 3] event," people familiar with the plans told the publication. An Apple spokesperson declined comment to Bloomberg.

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