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Liquid Glass will also appear when viewing notifications, Control Center, controls, and in-app navigation. The bottom line is that you’ll feel as though there is a glass panel between content that seems layered on the top of the watch display and whatever is going on in the background.
Useful watchOS 26 features
Workout Buddy is a text-to-voice feature that, as its name suggests, becomes your best friend when you’re working out. Your digital pal will look to inspire and motivate you. To make sure that your buddy can get you off the couch or away from that pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, the feature uses the same voice as an Apple Fitness+ trainer. You’ll find Workout Buddy to be your new best friend, even if he/she is just a virtual pal.
Workout Buddy is your virtual friend who inspires and motivates you. | Image credit-Apple
With Live Translation, AI is used to translate texts into your preferred language. This expands the world that you can communicate with via your watch. Did you add a preferred background for your chats on the iPhone? You’ll see them on your Apple Watch, too. Another useful tool is Smart Actions. If a pal makes a request for some information via a text, Smart Actions will tell you what the next step will be for you to take. For example, if your friend wants to know where you are, Find My will appear on the display so you can share your location with a single tap.
The eagerly-awaited watchOS 26 update is here now for compatible Apple Watch models. Image credit-Apple
Call screening will do exactly what its name implies, asking callers for their name and reason for calling. You can look at the response and decide whether you want to take the call or dismiss it. The iPhone’s Hold Assist also comes to the Apple Watch with watchOS 26. While you’re on hold, the Apple Watch will monitor your call and alert you when a live agent returns to talk with you. This allows you to do other things while waiting on hold.
Other watchOS 26 features that you’ll use
Apple has improved the prediction algorithm used with Smart Stack to give you timely suggestions that you can use immediately. A gentle prompt will let you know when you’ve received a fresh hint. You can dismiss an incoming call, a timer, notifications, and more by rotating your wrist away from your body. Also helpful, the Notes app is now available on the Apple Watch. And a new feature will automatically adjust the volume of your Apple Watch based on ambient noise.
New watch faces that are available with watchOS 26 include Flow, which includes a heaping helping of Liquid Glass numerals combined with a colorful, moving sphere. For the Apple Watch Ultra, the new Waypoint watch face features a live compass along with options for satellite connectivity and Night Mode.
How to install the update on your Apple Watch
You can install watchOS 26 on your Apple Watch by following these directions:
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone (iPhone 11 or iPhone SE 2 or later).
- Go to the My watch tab.
- Tap on General > Software Update.
- If the update appears, tap on Download and Install.
The following Apple Watch models are eligible to be updated to watchOS 26:
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