That’s so weird because mine is on 26.2 now. I don’t understand how you don’t unless it’s a different type.
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Apple Releases watchOS 26.2 With Sleep Score Updates
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My SE stopped receiving updates at WatchOS10 and frankly, I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
The preparation stage is always the slowest, as it unpacks and stages the payload.
The verification stage is faster, but there is a trap -- once complete, it requires the user to enter the passcode to authorize and proceed with the final installation, but if the watch is attached to the charging puck (as advised), the entry pad screen only flashes briefly before reverting to the normal clock display while charging.
I've seen this now with all the 26 updates I've done, and today during the 26.2 update, I did see the warning about the passcode, but the entry screen either flashed and didn't persist, or never came up, as the watch sat on the puck.
So I wasted 20 minutes letting it sit there thinking it was still in the verification stage, when it was actually waiting for passcode entry.
Neither the watch screen (which showed the charging clock display) nor the Watch app on my phone indicated it needed user intervention. Tapped on the watch screen and then it finally displayed the entry pad.
As mature as the Watch is, the UX is regressing. I can't pinpoint where it started since I jumped straight from an S3 to a U2, but I suspect in this respect it's 26. I wasn't caught off guard by the S3, or the U2 with WOS10.
Honestly, you’re not. The SE features are limited anyway and watchOS 26 doesn’t add anything revolutionary. I just like the way it looks.
I’m getting phantom notifications with watchOS 26.2. I’ll feel the tap and hear the chime, but nothing actually comes across my watch. Strange.
I've had those since I started buying Apple Watches with the 6. On a 10 now, still going 😂
This feature is useless because the Apple Watch Ultra’s battery has to be charged every evening and that takes all night, sooooooooo….yeah.
Unless you're doing crazy workouts, going long periods on LTE/5G, there's no reason why your Apple Watch Ultra can't go at least 2 - maybe 3 days - without charging it. At the end of my day I'm at 80%. I wake up at 0515 and go to bed at 2230.