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watchOS 26 update was announced at the WWDC 2025 and these are some of the AI features that will work on the latest Watch models.
Apple Watch users are getting a slew of new AI features with watchOS 26
Most of the talk has been about the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 versions but Apple has given equal focus to watchOS 26 version for the Watch users. The company is bringing a host of upgrades to the Apple Watch models later this year, which does include the new Liquid Glass interface design. But there are other health-centric improvements that will be powered by Apple AI to analyse your data and inform you about its status.
Here are the Apple Watch models that will get the watchOS 26 update and what features users can expect coming their way.
watchOS 26 Update: Which Apple Watch Models Will Get It
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Series 10
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Ultra 2
- Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
These Apple Watch models will support the new watchOS 26 update if you pair them with iPhone 11 or higher models running on the iOS 26 version this year.
watchOS 26 Update: New Features Announced
Apple has talked about quite a few features coming with the watchOS 26 version this year with equal focus on fitness, productivity and functional needs.
AI Workout Buddy
Apple is using AI to develop a workout buddy that analyses your fitness data to give real-time monitoring of your routine and prescribes better ways to get the right results. You basically have a fitness companion talking to you during the indoor and outdoor runs. Apple is also tuning its program to encourage people during their exercise and before it.
The feature only works in English for now but the company plans to support more languages in the coming months. Apple’s AI-powered features have lacked purpose till date, we are hoping that the workout buddy works as advertised.
Smarter Notifications
Apple Watch notifications will now smartly decide how loud or silent the alerts need to be based on the ambient noise near you. This will not make the headlines as such but for message and app update alerts, this could be extremely functional that people will gradually start to appreciate.
Wrist Flick To Dismiss
Apple brought double tap with the watchOS 10 version but the new watchOS 26 update has a new way to operate without touching the Apple Watch screen. You can just turn the wrist with the new watchOS 26 version and dismiss all the messages and call notification on the Apple Watch.
Live Translation On The Wrist
The other Apple AI feature coming to Watch users is live translation that was demoed at the WWDC 2025 earlier this week. The new tool will be helpful in the Messages app for Apple Watch users when they receive chats in different languages.
You will need the Watch Series 9 or higher models to use the Apple AI feature that will support English (US and UK), French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese among others.
More Watch Face Options
Probably the least exciting updates coming to Apple Watch users but the watchOS 26 version will make it easy to customise the watch faces with the help of the redesigned watch face gallery and you also get the option to use custom photos to shuffle on the watch screen.
S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr…Read More
S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr… Read More
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