{"id":405422,"date":"2026-03-26T19:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/405422\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:19:10","slug":"no-major-apple-watch-redesign-expected-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/405422\/","title":{"rendered":"No Major Apple Watch Redesign Expected This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to indicating that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/26\/new-full-size-homepod-rumor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new full-sized HomePod is in the works<\/a>, and that the foldable iPhone will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/26\/iphone-fold-shipping-after-18-pro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">likely ship later than the iPhone 18 Pro models<\/a> this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/sessions\/2026-03-26\/live-q-amp-a-ask-mark-gurman-anything-about-apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg&#8217;s Mark Gurman today said<\/a> he does not expect any major design changes for the next-generation Apple Watch models coming later this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Apple-Watch-Series-10-Jet-Black.jpg\"   alt=\"Apple Watch Series 10 Jet Black\" width=\"1600\" height=\"898\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-965089\"\/><br \/>Gurman revealed all of this information in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/sessions\/2026-03-26\/live-q-amp-a-ask-mark-gurman-anything-about-apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">live Q&amp;A call<\/a> today on the Bloomberg website, where listeners were invited to ask him anything about Apple. <\/p>\n<p>Over the years, there were rumors about everything from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/08\/13\/gurman-apple-watch-x-redesign-planned\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">radically redesigned &#8220;Apple Watch X&#8221;<\/a> to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/08\/09\/new-apple-watch-magnetic-band\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new style of watch band that attaches magnetically<\/a>, but nothing like that has ever materialized. And based on Gurman&#8217;s latest commentary, it sounds like the next Apple Watch will continue to look more or less the same this year.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Apple Watch Ultra did usher in an all-new design when it launched in 2022, but that model has only received iterative design changes since.<\/p>\n<p>A redesign is not necessary just for the sake of change, but users who are looking forward to something new might have to be patient, as it was recently rumored that a major Apple Watch redesign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/11\/17\/major-apple-watch-redesign-2028\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will not arrive for at least two more years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Stories<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/ios-26-4-adds-two-carplay-features\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26.4 Adds Two New Features to CarPlay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 was released today, and it includes a couple of new features for CarPlay: an Ambient Music widget and support for voice-based chatbot apps.&#13;To update your iPhone 11 or newer to iOS 26.4, open the Settings app and tap on General \u2192 Software Update. CarPlay will automatically offer the new features so long as the iPhone connected to your vehicle is running iOS 26.4 or later&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/apple-unveils-apple-business\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Unveils &#8216;Apple Business&#8217; All-in-One Platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple today announced Apple Business, a new all-in-one platform that unifies device management, productivity tools, and customer outreach features.&#13;The service is designed to be a consolidated replacement for several of Apple&#8217;s existing business-focused offerings, including Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect. It provides organizations with a single&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/24\/apple-releases-airpods-firmware-8b39\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple today released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and the AirPods 4. The firmware has a version number of 8B39, up from 8B34 on the AirPods Pro 3, 8B28 on the AirPods Pro 2, and 8B21 on the AirPods 4. &#13;There is no word on what&#8217;s included in the firmware, but Apple has a support document with limited notes. Most updates are limited to bug fixes and performance&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In addition to indicating that a new full-sized HomePod is in the works, and that the foldable iPhone&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[930,34645,931,4932,18,282,19,17,17688,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-405422","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-apple-watch","9":"tag-apple-watch-se","10":"tag-apple-watch-ultra","11":"tag-bloomberg","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-gadgets","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-mark-gurman","17":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116297096654511029","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}