This year at WWDC 2025Apple introduced a fairly drastic change to his denomination conventions. What should be the next Watchos 12 will now be Watchos 26 when it is launched in the fall, as the company decided to stop labeling its operating systems sequentially and, instead, named them according to the public year. Each operating system now also has a new aesthetics of covered screen called Liquid glassWhich causes certain applications, icons, buttons and emerging to look like ice cream and other functions look like drops of rain.
In addition to this, the functions of Apple Intelligence were foreseen at most of their product line small and measuredmore than big and swept, but for Apple Watch FansThe fact that there is now Apple Intelligence on the wrist can be enough. Here we go through some of the new tips and tricks that you will start to see your Apple Watch this year.
Your Apple Watch is compatible?
WATCHOS 26 will be available for Apple Watches from the 6th or later series. Includes Apple Watch SE SECOND GEN and all Apple Watch Ultra models. You must also have an iPhone 11 or later that can run the next iOS 26. If you want Apple Intelligence’s functions, you must also have an iPhone for Apple Intelligence, which includes iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro Max and all iPhone 16 models.
When will Watchos 26 be available?
You can download Watchos 26 as a beta developer today, but don’t expect it to be perfect. A public beta will be published next month at beta.apple.com And Watchos 26 will be available as a free software update for compatible clock models this fall.
The best features of Watchos 26
Liquid glass
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Unfortunately, most liquid glass redesins have been optimized for the largest screens of the MAC, iPhone and iPad. But hey, clockwise numbers now have a translucent frost! You can also see slightly specular outstanding around the edges of the buttons when you look closely. Smart Smart (The Apple Widgets System will also be made of liquid glass, so as not to darken the screen.
Training coach
Buddy training uses all the exercise data accumulated by the Apple Watch (heart rate, rhythm, distance, etc.) and uses it to offer a personalized and optimistic stimulus (“You have crushed it!”) During the exercise session. Apple Intelligence analyzes your data to provide these views and use the voice mood derived from fitness+ coaches. It can also set key moments, such as making a particularly fast mile. It is currently available for only a few exercises, such as walking or running outdoors, outdoor cycling, functional and traditional strength and hieit training, and yes, you can deactivate it if the idea of a cheerleader in your ear is also hell for you.
The application of training itself has also suffered a redesign, with four buttons in the four corners of the clock side to facilitate the use of each function. Users can configure music and podcasts within the training app and Apple Music can select music or provide suggestions for a proper reproduction list.
Smart stack
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Smart Stack will now incorporate more contextual data, such as user location and routine, to provide more useful tips. For example, if you arrive at the gym at the usual time your Apple Watch can mark your location and slide a training routine on top of your smart stack.
Messages and notifications
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If you have a series of 9, Watch Series 10 or Apple Watch Ultra 2, you can now use a new dust gesture Double plug) dismiss notifications or incoming calls, silence timers and return to clock side. An automatic learning model uses accelerometer and gyroscope data to take the user’s wrist movement.
The clock now also supports the live translation in messages (again you will need an iPhone with Apple Intelligence). If your language is configured in English, the clock will also offer messages in messages, such as suggesting Apple Cash if you are asked for a donation to the user. Call screening and withholding assistance will also reach the phone application on the clock, allowing users to decide whether to make or reject calls or ask for more information.
As usual, there are new clock faces to choose from. And you will last be able to use the notes on the clock, which may be more important to do Some of us than others.
