watchOS 26 adds a variety of improvements to your Apple Watch, like watch face hints, a new Notes app, and more. There’s also a new feature that’s meant to ensure sounds from notifications, Siri, and more aren’t too loud or too quiet at any time. more…

Apple just kicked off a new round of beta software releases: beta 1 for watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and more are available for developers. more…

watchOS 26.2 tweaks the Sleep Score feature that's available for the Apple Watch, changing the labeling for point ranges to better match how people might be feeling after a restless night of sleep. The new scores are as follows: * Very Low - 0-40 (previously 0-29) * Low - 41-60 (previously 30-49) * OK - 61-80 (previously 50-69) * High - 81-95 (previously 70-89) * Very High - 96-100 (previously 90-100) The "Very High" rank used to be "Excellent," but Apple changed the name to be more in line with the other labels. At the current time, five or six hours of restless sleep can still earn a "High" score, even though most people probably aren't feeling their best with that amount of sleep. Sleep Score is a watchOS 26 feature that takes into account sleep duration, bedtime, and interruptions to assign a nightly score that represents sleep quality. Duration is worth 50 points, bedtime is worth 30, and interruptions (times woken up in the night) are worth 20. Apple intends for Sleep Score to provide an overall sense of sleep patterns, helping users to identify habits that might be impacting sleep. Sleep Score requires an Apple Watch, and it works on all Apple Watch models that support ‌watchOS 26‌.Related Roundup: watchOS 26Related Forum: Apple Watch This article, "watchOS 26.2 Updates Sleep Score Ranges" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

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Apple today provided developers with the first betas of upcoming watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2 betas for testing purposes. The software comes a day after Apple launched the 26.1 versions of each platform. The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required. We don't know what new features might be added in watchOS 26.2, visionOS 26.2, and tvOS 26.2. Apple doesn't typically provide release notes for betas, so we might not know what's new until the software updates see a public launch unless there are outward-facing changes. Apple will likely provide public beta testers with access to the tvOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2 betas later this week, but visionOS 26.2 will remain limited to developers. The software updates will probably launch sometime between December 9 and December 16, given Apple's historical release timelines for .2 updates. This article, "Apple Releases First watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2 and visionOS 26.2 Betas" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Apple today released watchOS 26.1, an update to the watchOS 26 operating system that came out in September. watchOS 26.1 comes a month and a half after Apple launched ‌watchOS 26‌. watchOS 26.1 can be downloaded for free on an iPhone running iOS 26.1 by opening up the Apple Watch app and going to General > Software Update, or initiating an update in the Settings app on the watch. To install the new software, the Apple Watch needs to have at least 50 percent battery and it needs to be placed on a charger. No new features were discovered in watchOS 26.1 during the beta testing process, and Apple's release notes say the update includes unspecified "improvements and bug fixes."Related Roundup: watchOS 26Related Forum: Apple Watch This article, "Apple Releases watchOS 26.1 With Bug Fixes" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Apple has just released a new lineup of software updates across all major platforms: watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and more are now available. Here’s what’s new. more…

Apple has started a brand new developer beta testing cycle, issuing the first round of builds for iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2, but not macOS Tahoe 26.1.

A Apple alterará as faixas e classificações do recurso Qualidade do Sono (Sleep Score) com a chegada do watchOS 26.2, que já está em fase de testes. A

watchOS 26 is the latest major software version for Apple Watch, and among its host of new features, the popular Apple Notes app is now available on the wrist. more…

While a dedicated app for WhatsApp has been available for smartwatches running Wear OS for quite some time now, no such thing exists for the Apple Watch just yet. However, it seems that the messagi…

Apple's fourth developer betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS 26.1 Tahoe, watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1 are out, as its testing program rolls on.

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