26 New Features to Try in watchOS 26

[t2jd1967]

It’s honestly frustrating that, apart from the Photos watch face, there isn’t a single option on the regular Apple Watch with a centered digital time — that feature is reserved exclusively for the Ultra. Some of the existing watch faces are, frankly, objectively poor in design. It feels limiting and disappointing, to the point where I’m seriously considering switching to Garmin or another brand.

Since I own an Ultra (1st gen), I don't have that problem, but the way Apple limits watch faces to certain models without offering equivalent downsized options (the Ultra has a bigger screen, so more can be fit on, we all understand) is pretty bad indeed. I have never quite understand why Apple does not allow custom faces to be created, that seems pretty straightforward as a tool to put on an iPhone.

 

[Devnul0]

Every morning I find that Messages and Reminders are gone from the Watch. It's obvious as the Reminders complication is missing from my watchface. If I reboot the Watch, they're gone as well. I can find them in the App Store (on the Watch) with the cloud-arrow icon, and they automatically start installing and reinstall after a while.

Anyone else seeing this bizarre behavior?

At least it explains why Messages on the phone keeps asking me if I want to share that my Focus has notifications silenced (which is turned off in my Settings) — it must think it's freshly installed each time.

EDIT: again this morning. Does nobody else have this issue?

 

[ZoeLou]

Two questions:
1. Is wrist flick also series 9 and above?
2. Which watch faces now support the second ticking? I thought there was only one or two

To answer my own question:
All the watch faces I have tried on my series 11 support the ticking hand, that already had a second hand or some kind of ticking.

 

[foliovision]

Yeah series 7 didn't get the wrist flick, so they're hypothesizing at best.

Thanks, I've flicked my wrist before. Thanks, I've dealt with crap like the shake an iPhone to undo or tap on the back of the phone to make it do handstands.

Looking forward to seeing near-epileptic Apple watch wearers and iPhone users controlling their idevices with physical gestures. Please be careful in street traffic.

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What's great about Garmin watches – they are great watches, do fitness really well and don't try to cram one's prism on life into a 1.3" screen. iCloud is neither secure nor private. There's no way to access a voice note on an Apple Watch without uploading it to iCloud.

It was such a feeling of freedom, relief and happiness when I gave away my Apple Watch. Like taking off digital chains.

 

[Wando64]

Thanks, I've flicked my wrist before. Thanks, I've dealt with crap like the shake an iPhone to undo or tap on the back of the phone to make it do handstands.

Looking forward to seeing near-epileptic Apple watch wearers and iPhone users controlling their idevices with physical gestures. Please be careful in street traffic.

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What's great about Garmin watches – they are great watches, do fitness really well and don't try to cram one's prism on life into a 1.3" screen. iCloud is neither secure nor private. There's no way to access a voice note on an Apple Watch without uploading it to iCloud.

It was such a feeling of freedom, relief and happiness when I gave away my Apple Watch. Like taking off digital chains.

Amazing, but have you tried an AW with WatchOS 26?

Oh no, you gave away your Apple Watch.
At least you had such a feeling of freedom, relief and happiness. Makes me want to get rid of mine too.