{"id":121540,"date":"2025-08-05T18:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/121540\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T18:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:26:09","slug":"watchos-26-beta-5-rolling-out-for-apple-watch-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/121540\/","title":{"rendered":"watchOS 26 beta 5 rolling out for Apple Watch now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/watchOS-26-b5.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"watchOS 26 beta 5\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apple has just released watchOS 26 beta 5, the latest update for developers running the Apple Watch beta. Here\u2019s what to expect.<\/p>\n<p>New watchOS 26 beta available for developers, with public beta likely following soon<\/p>\n<p>August is here, bringing a new wave of beta software from Apple. Today those releases are only for developers, but public betas should follow in the next couple days.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s watchOS 26 beta 5 release is right on track with previous history of Apple releases.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019re little more than a month away from the software\u2019s public launch, expect to see the release schedule shift to a more regular weekly rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>So far, some of the watchOS 26 highlights for Apple Watch users <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/07\/29\/watchos-26-after-one-month-three-new-features-ive-been-using-a-lot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">include<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>wrist flick<\/li>\n<li>Workout Buddy<\/li>\n<li>watch face \u2018hints\u2019<\/li>\n<li>improved Smart Replies<\/li>\n<li>the Notes app<\/li>\n<li>and the Liquid Glass design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beta 5 is typically when Apple implements some of its last noteworthy revisions before transitioning to a focus on stability.<\/p>\n<p>So far in the watchOS 26 beta cycle, some of the biggest changes we\u2019ve seen have involved the new Workout design and some UI tweaks to Liquid Glass.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever form those design elements take in today\u2019s beta 5 is likely very close to what ends up shipping publicly next month.<\/p>\n<p>Have you noticed any changes in watchOS 26 beta 5? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Best Apple Watch deals and accessories<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has just released watchOS 26 beta 5, the latest update for developers running the Apple Watch beta.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":121541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[705,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-121540","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-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114977569694789821","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}