watchOS 26 Beta Thread

[goldmac2006]

Oops wrong thread lol

 

[Macx69]

Nice, watchOS 26.5 RC is out 👌

 

[goldmac2006]

Nice, watchOS 26.5 RC is out 👌

Battery health good or bad? If good I’ll update

 

[TheCart]

Battery health good or bad? If good I’ll update

Still too early to tell, but I was surprised to see that last night's sleep tracking used only 14% of battery, when on stable release it used around 20% per 7 hours of sleep.

 

[goldmac2006]

Still too early to tell, but I was surprised to see that last night's sleep tracking used only 14% of battery, when on stable release it used around 20% per 7 hours of sleep.

Lmk how it goes after a few days

 

[Macx69]

My AW9 battery is back to amazing 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[cookiemonster89]

Still too early to tell, but I was surprised to see that last night's sleep tracking used only 14% of battery, when on stable release it used around 20% per 7 hours of sleep.

My S10 only uses around 8-10% for sleep tracking for around 7-8 hours of sleep.

 

[TheCart]

Lmk how it goes after a few days

This is 12 hours after a full charge, recorded one 30 minute workout

 

[goldmac2006]

This is 12 hours after a full charge, recorded one 30 minute workout

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Nice 👍 I got it installed this morning so hopefully it’s all good

 

[TheCart]

Nice 👍 I got it installed this morning so hopefully it’s all good

I hope it settles fast!

This is 23 hours after a charge. I recorded a 30 minute workout and tracked sleep of 7h20min.

 

[Fr. Guido Sarducci]

21.5 hours since 100% charge
2hours excercise (bicycle) with music playing through watch.
8.5 hours sleep

This seems really good to me.

 

[BriceApp]

Screentime requests still cannot be approved/disapproved via the watch in the RC. This started with one of the earlier 26.5 betas.

 

[goldmac2006]

Screentime requests still cannot be approved/disapproved via the watch in the RC. This started with one of the earlier 26.5 betas.

Gah! 😩 Sorry for the late reply, lol 😂 I just had finals this week! It’s an interesting bug, man... I don’t use screen time features with family sharing, but did you file any feedback on it already?

Also, y’all. WatchOS 26.5 RC was released, and the public release has been out for a few days now. How are y’all feeling about it? The battery drain has really improved for sleep tracking, more than any other version. My Apple Watch Series 6 only consumes less than 10% of its battery during sleep tracking, while other versions go down 15-30% overnight. The customizable 2026 Pride 🏳️‍🌈 radiance watch face is now available on the Apple Watch app!

 

[Fr. Guido Sarducci]

26.6 is out and is installing in my Series 11 now. As usual, I have no idea what’s in it.

 

[MCKLMT]

26.6 is out and is installing in my Series 11 now. As usual, I have no idea what’s in it.

Installed on mine yesterday. I do not see anything new. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[goldmac2006]

26.6 is out and is installing in my Series 11 now. As usual, I have no idea what’s in it.

Installed on mine yesterday. I do not see anything new. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Y’all how is battery life on it? Is it still good like 26.5?

 

[Fr. Guido Sarducci]

Y’all how is battery life on it? Is it still good like 26.5?

Too soon for me to tell, but am getting notifications on the watch remarkably faster. I’m not smart enough to know if it’s the watch 26.6 or the iPhone 26.6 but I’ll take it.

 

[goldmac2006]

Too soon for me to tell, but am getting notifications on the watch remarkably faster. I’m not smart enough to know if it’s the watch 26.6 or the iPhone 26.6 but I’ll take it.

Good to hear that speed is better- thanks for the info