watchOS 11 → 26
Pick two releases to see what's new, which settings Apple moved and which devices were left behind — built only from Apple's own pages.
- New features
- 19
- Settings moved
- 0
- Models dropped
- 0
- Newly supported models
- 3
New features
New in watchOS 26 · 19
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Automatic volume adjustment
Alert, call and Siri volume adapts to ambient noise.
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Call Screening
Answers unknown callers and lets you decide after hearing their name and reason.
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Exactograph
A watch face that shows the time in discrete, colourful dials.
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Featured photos shuffle
The Photos face shuffles featured images on each wrist raise or tap.
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Flow
A watch face with a moving orb of colour refracted by Liquid Glass numerals.
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Hold Assist
Notifies you when a live agent is available while on hold.
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Hypertension Notifications
Analyses heart data to detect signs of possible hypertension.
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Live Listen transcription
See a live transcription of a Live Listen conversation on Apple Watch.
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Message translation
Messages translates texts into your preferred language.
Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for the following languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
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Notes app
Create and view notes on Apple Watch, including with Siri.
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Pride Harmony
A dynamic analog face inspired by multiple Pride flags.
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Redesigned Workout app
Easier access to metrics, media and features such as Pacer, Race Route, Custom Workout and Workout Buddy.
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Redesigned watch face gallery
The gallery groups faces into collections such as Health and Fitness, Photos and Data Rich.
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Sleep score
A score based on sleep duration, bedtime consistency and awake periods.
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Smart Stack hints
The Smart Stack hints when it has a useful suggestion, and widget appearance can be customised.
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Smart actions in Messages
Messages suggests an action in response to requests in a text.
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Workout Buddy
Spoken encouragement based on your workout data and fitness history, including milestones.
Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for the following languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
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Workout music suggestions
Apple Music picks a playlist for the workout, or choose a suggested playlist or podcast.
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Wrist flick
Turn your wrist over and back to dismiss notifications and calls, silence timers and alarms, or return to the watch face.
Settings that moved
From the Watch settings tracked by the Settings Pathfinder, compared between Apple's 11 and 26 User Guides.
None of the tracked settings moved.
Compatibility changes
Runs 11, not 26 · 0
No tracked model was dropped.
Runs 26, not 11 · 3
“Not 11” usually means the model came out later. Only models in Osnivo's verified device list are counted.