{"id":313449,"date":"2025-08-03T02:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313449\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T02:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:46:11","slug":"watchos-26-adds-a-notes-app-and-its-more-useful-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313449\/","title":{"rendered":"watchOS 26 Adds A Notes App, And It&#8217;s More Useful Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/intro-1753908228.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/1926678\/watchos-26-notes-app-preview\/\" data-post-id=\"1926678\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"watchOS 26 Adds A Notes App, And It's More Useful Than Expected: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Apple Watch Ultra 2 running watchOS 26's new Notes app\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since Apple is still working to prepare the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/tech\/a-list-of-every-apple-product-delayed-because-of-apple-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next-generation of Apple Intelligence features<\/a>, the company took a different approach during its WWDC 2025 keynote: making sense of all of its operating systems, as they now offer a more comprehensive and cohesive design with the arrival of this year&#8217;s updates.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Of course, Apple has been already doing that, especially between the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as the company pushed out new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/tech\/4-ways-macos-tahoe-improves-continuity-features-with-your-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Continuity features<\/a> that have gotten even better since the Macs transitioned from Intel to Apple&#8217;s own M-series processors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, alongside the new Liquid Glass design, which touches all of the company&#8217;s six operating systems, Apple is also cross-adding apps. For the Mac, Apple added new Journal and Phone apps. The iPad got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/1921935\/ipados-26-preview-app-hands-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an all-new Preview app alongside the Journal app<\/a>, and interestingly enough, the Apple Watch, with watchOS 26, got the Notes app. As such, it&#8217;s now easier than ever to record quick thoughts and check your notes without having to take your phone out of your pocket.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                The Notes app is a highlight of watchOS 26<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-notes-app-is-a-highlight-of-watchos-26-1753908230.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/1926678\/watchos-26-notes-app-preview\/\" data-post-id=\"1926678\" data-slide-num=\"1\" data-slide-title=\"watchOS 26 Adds A Notes App, And It's More Useful Than Expected: The Notes app is a highlight of watchOS 26\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Apple Watch Ultra 2 running watchOS 26's new Notes app\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve been using watchOS 26 for almost two months now. While this update seems very light on features, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgr.com\/1921182\/watchos-26-best-reasons-to-upgrade-apple-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m still discovering hidden gems<\/a>, such as the new Wrist Flick gesture. However, it&#8217;s the Notes app on watchOS 26 that has really been making a difference in this update.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ve been a big fan of the Notes app since the iPhone&#8217;s early days. I like to have my thoughts, quick notes, interviews, and other information available at a glance. With the Notes app on Apple Watch, I can check my door&#8217;s code, the items I was about to forget to get at the grocery store, and even add some of my thoughts after an outdoor run, as I usually don&#8217;t bring my iPhone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The app is very straightforward to use. You can either check your notes or create new ones. If you decide to create a new one, you can dictate your thoughts and include emojis. If you want to check other notes, you can&#8217;t edit them, though, which I think it&#8217;s for the best, as the tiny Apple Watch display can be tricky to write on sometimes. watchOS 26 is expected to launch later this fall for Apple Watch Series 6 and newer devices.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Jos\u00e9 Adorno for BGR Since Apple is still&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-313449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114962549088049446","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}