Silent No More: watchOS 11.4 Introduces 'Break Through Silent Mode' and Enhanced Matter Support

New 'Break Through Silent Mode' in watchOS 11.4 Apple has released watchOS 11.4, which introduces the new 'Break Through Silent Mode' feature under Sound & Haptics. This allows sound and haptics to play even when Silent Mode is enabled, making it useful for alarms or notifications during sleep.

Matter Support for Robotic Vacuums and Mops

The update also adds Matter support, enabling users to control robotic vacuums and mops with their voice, including commands to start or stop cleaning, return to the dock, enable or disable mopping functions, and switch cleaning modes.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

watchOS 11.4 includes several bug fixes and performance enhancements to ensure smoother operation and better stability of new features introduced in previous versions.

How to Update to watchOS 11.4

• On Apple Watch: Open Settings > General > Software Update > Install.
• Via iPhone: Open the Apple Watch app > General > Software Update > Download > Follow on-screen instructions.