watchOS 26 is the next major software update for Apple Watch, bringing Apple Notes to your wrist, updates to the Workout app, and more. Another big watchOS 26 highlight: upgrades to Control Center.

The upcoming version of watchOS reportedly will shake up the Apple Watch’s Control Center by adding support for third-party widgets. Right now, it only surfaces toggles for Wi-Fi, Battery, Focus mode, ...

At next week’s WWDC 2025, Apple is set to unveil the next-generation operating systems that will be rolled out to all its various devices in the fall, including the Apple Watch. watchOS 26 — which ...

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Apple Watches are gaining support for custom Control Center controls. Starting with watchOS 26, controls that are available in the Control Center gallery on an iPhone are automatically available on ...

Apple's upcoming watchOS 26 update could introduce support for third-party shortcuts in Control Center, according to a report from 9to5Mac. This would allow settings from third-party apps to be ...

The Control Center, currently accessed on the Apple Watch by pressing the side button, is a useful collection of toggles and simple functions such as the flashlight, water lock, Walkie-Talkie, and ...

A new rumor suggests Apple could allow third-party developers to add buttons and widgets to the watchOS 26 Control Center. More tiny leaks keep on coming about Apple's upcoming operating system ...

The Apple Watch app still works in watchOS 26. Walkie-Talkie requires adding connections through the app and leaving the app ...