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  Apple Event 2023 Live Blog: New iPhone 15 Line, Apple Watch Models Debut Double Tap feels like a stepping stone to future Vision Pro integration. Apple/Screenshot by James Martin/CNET Apple introduced a new Apple Watch Series 9 feature called Double Tap, which uses hand gestures to control the watch one-handed. Double-tapping fingers can be customized to control individual watch functions, which works in a similar way to gesture-based accessibility controls that were introduced on the watch previously. However, the official onboard tap function feels like a different step. It'll be useful for things like answering calls, but it's also similar in spirit to some of Apple Vision Pro's hand tracking-based gesture features. The Vision Pro doesn't work with the Apple Watch (yet). But it should, eventually , and the watch's haptics and display could also make it a key AR accessory. Is Apple connecting the dots slowly here?