Your Apple Watch just got a lot smarter with watchOS 26

watchOS 26 is available now as a developer beta, and the public betas will start to roll out in July. It’s available for the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, the 2nd-gen Apple Watch SE, or any Apple Watch Ultra, the same models supported with watchOS 11.

WWDC 2025: all the news from Apple’s annual developer conference

With Google and Microsoft’s developer conferences out of the way, now it’s time for Apple’s WWDC. The Cupertino company is gearing up to unveil new versions (and new numbers) for all its operating systems, as well as taking a second step at convincing everyone it’s a major player in the AI industry.