{"id":156469,"date":"2025-06-04T03:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156469\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T03:36:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:36:16","slug":"rumored-features-release-date-supported-devices-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/156469\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumored features, release date, supported devices, more"},"content":{"rendered":"

watchOS 26 is Apple\u2019s upcoming operating system for Apple Watch models. It\u2019s expected to be announced at the WWDC 2025 keynote ahead of a public release in September 2025. Apple is believed to finally be bringing\u00a0Apple Intelligence features<\/a>\u00a0to the Apple Watch with this release. In this guide, we\u2019ll cover everything you need to know about the upcoming watchOS 26 operating system update.<\/p>\n

Wait, watchOS 26?<\/p>\n

For the first time since the release of watchOS, Apple is rebranding the Apple Watch\u2019s operating system. While it\u2019s still expected to be called watchOS, Apple might take a new approach by naming it watchOS 26 instead of the once-expected\u00a0watchOS 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Bloomberg\u2019s\u00a0Mark Gurman<\/a>, watchOS 26 will be the next version of watchOS as Apple begins identifying software updates by the upcoming year (like a new car\u2019s model year). Apple\u2019s other OS updates will reportedly follow the same naming convention.<\/p>\n

When will Apple announce watchOS 26?<\/p>\n

If Apple sticks to tradition, it should announce watchOS 26 at the WWDC 2025 keynote. The Worldwide Developers Conference\u00a0will take place from June 9 to June 13<\/a>. While it was previously held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California, Apple changed WWDC to a pre-recorded keynote when the pandemic started. Now, the company also invites the media and developers to watch it live from the Apple Park campus in Cupertino.<\/p>\n

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\tRelease date<\/p>\n

watchOS 26 is expected to be released in September 2025. Apple usually says the new system update will be available \u201cin the fall.\u201d However, the company has released in late September for the past few years, and we expect the same in 2025.<\/p>\n

Rumored watchOS 26 features<\/p>\n

So far, the main rumored features of watchOS 26 are related to a redesign and the expansion of\u00a0Apple Intelligence<\/a>. Here\u2019s what we know:<\/p>\n

A visionOS-like inspired redesign is coming<\/p>\n

Two reports suggest Apple\u00a0plans to revamp the design of watchOS 26<\/a>. According to Mark Gurman, the Apple Watch is \u201cdesignated to get some of the new interface elements here and there, but without a major overhaul.\u201d That said, the Apple Watch has already adopted some of visionOS design language we expect to see in iOS 26.<\/p>\n

These tweaks will likely be minimal, reflecting changes in icons and so on.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Apple is expected to give iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 a major redesign.\u00a0Gurman writes<\/a>\u00a0that iOS 26 \u201cwill fundamentally change the look of the operating systems and make Apple\u2019s various software platforms more consistent.\u201d According to the journalist, Apple will unify the look of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to deliver a more straightforward experience throughout the platform.<\/p>\n

watchOS 26 powered by Apple Intelligence\"AppleApple Intelligence unveiled at WWDC 2024. Image source: Apple Inc. Image source: Apple Inc.<\/p>\n

With watchOS 11, Apple already offers the following Apple Intelligence features:<\/p>\n