watchOS 26.5 Fixes Two Apple Watch Bugs

[MacRumors]

watchOS 26.5 fixes two Apple Watch bugs, according to Apple's release notes for the update, which is expected to be released next week.

Apple fixed bugs in the Messages and Workout apps:

• Fixes an issue where Messages on Apple Watch may use SMS instead of iMessage when paired with a dual SIM iPhone
• Fixes an issue where Workout app audio alerts could fail to play if the phone was not nearby Apple Watch

The notes also mention the new Pride Luminance watch face available on watchOS 26.5. The watch face has a customizable layout and colors.

Given that the watchOS 26.5 Release Candidate was seeded this week, it is likely that Apple will make the update available to all users next week.

Article Link: watchOS 26.5 Fixes Two Apple Watch Bugs

 

[bluecoast]

Please could it fix the Liquid Glass bug?

Or at least add 'Tinted' in the same way that iOS/iPadOS and macOS has, y'know, to be consistent.

 

[Radeon85]

Still have an annoying bug introduced in 26.4 where I can swipe down my notifications and the clear all button is completely unresponsive. If I close the notification screen and bring it back down again, the button works again.

This is still an issue in 26.5 RC on my Ultra 3.

 

[theeaglesfan005]

Does 26.5 add back in split/mile alerts on custom workouts that were present in the early betas of watchOS 9?

Why this was removed in the RC and hasn't been added back in is ridiculous... literally almost every other smart watch and workout app has this feature.. but not Apple's Workout app 🙃

 

[B4U]

When are they going to fix the bug of longest move ring streak that has been there pretty much forever?

 

[surfzen21]

"• Fixes an issue where Workout app audio alerts could fail to play if the phone was not nearby Apple Watch"

Although Apple failed to acknowledge it, this was fixed in 26.4. There are a few threads on the Apple forums with many people confirming it, myself included.

If they are claiming its fixed in 26.5, I am just going to assume they broke what they actually fixed in 26.4 and will not update until I get confirmation.

Most annoying "bug" ever.

 

[WilliApple]

Fixes an issue where Workout app audio alerts could fail to play if the phone was not nearby Apple Watch

That explains it I thought it was a new feature

 

[mxrider88]

About time they realise the dual sim issue. Donkeys…

 

[SkyRom]

I would love if they added non-Apple Maps support for Watch notifications/alerts such as Waze. Or better yet, integrated user-reported traffic / police alerts in Maps so I never needed to use Waze 😁 Walled Garden Apple-specific features only pay off when the end product is as good or better than the app being limiting.

 

[xpxp2002]

But no fix for swiping down on message notifications to dismiss them and mark as read? This has been broken since watchOS 26.0 and none of the feedbacks ever get acknowledged. Nobody asked for this change in behavior. I still can't understand why Apple won't revert it to the preferred behavior.

 

[xpxp2002]

Or better yet, integrated user-reported traffic / police alerts in Maps so I never needed to use Waze

Apple Maps has had traffic and police alerts built in for more than 5 years. They expanded the types of incidents you can report in iOS 26, too.

Report accidents, hazards, or speed checks in Maps on iPhone – iGeeksBlog

With iOS 14.5, Apple introduced a Waze-like feature in Apple Maps, beneficial to all drivers. You can now easily report an accident, hazard, or speed check that comes your way. Apple will anonymously crowdsource this information, and if several people report the same, its system will alert other...

www.igeeksblog.com

 

[Godspeed8230]

SMS vs iMessage is a constant nuisance. Changing from SMS back to iMessage couldn’t be more cumbersome and less intuitive

 

[Unggoy Murderer]

I noticed that some notifications received in sleep mode aren't delivered to the watch, but do appear on iPhone. It's quite annoying TBH.

 

[boswald]

That's a beautiful watch face.

 

[tennisproha]

I guess all the other bugs aren’t worth fixing, like the ones in the Home app, plus many more.

 

[klasma]

Two whole bugs fixed for a point release is a new record, right?

 

[ATmahe]

Fixes an issue where Messages on Apple Watch may use SMS instead of iMessage when paired with a dual SIM iPhone

I must be dreaming…

 

[DocMultimedia]

"• Fixes an issue where Workout app audio alerts could fail to play if the phone was not nearby Apple Watch"

Although Apple failed to acknowledge it, this was fixed in 26.4. There are a few threads on the Apple forums with many people confirming it, myself included.

If they are claiming its fixed in 26.5, I am just going to assume they broke what they actually fixed in 26.4 and will not update until I get confirmation.

Most annoying "bug" ever.

I'm on 26.4 and still have issues with audio alerts. Let's just say (to be nice) it's not making me happy. So frustrated with every platform using this disastrous 26.yada.

 

[ELman]

Still have an annoying bug introduced in 26.4 where I can swipe down my notifications and the clear all button is completely unresponsive. If I close the notification screen and bring it back down again, the button works again.

This is still an issue in 26.5 RC on my Ultra 3.

I have this issue also.