watchOS 26 Brings the Notes App to Apple Watch

[MacRumors]

Starting with watchOS 26, the Notes app is available on the Apple Watch.

With the Notes app on the Apple Watch, you can finally view your notes right on your wrist. You can also create new notes with Siri, or by using the on-screen keyboard, and they will sync to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac via iCloud.

Other available functions in the Notes app on the Apple Watch include pinning notes, unlocking notes, and completing checklist items.

This is a smaller yet very useful change coming with watchOS 26, which is now available in beta. The update will be released to all users later this year for the Apple Watch Series 6 and newer, Apple Watch SE 2, and all Apple Watch Ultra models.

Article Link: watchOS 26 Brings the Notes App to Apple Watch

 

[jnc]

How was this not already a thing? Oh well, better now then never. Still holding my breath for WhatsApp watch app!

 

[JoshuaKaufman]

Finally! Woot!

 

[Donka]

Yup, long overdue but very welcome.

 

[ELman]

"This is a smaller yet very useful change"
I would say it's one of the best changes in WatchOS 26.
This should have been done years ago.

 

[Mike MA]

The more mature the Apple Watch gets the more it's an option to leave the house with no phone at all. Notes is a next step and much needed step.

 

[iMean]

Best feature for me in the upcoming WatchOS.

 

[Etc_]

People saying best feature for the next WatchOS as if there are more than two features at all...

 

[tadhgk]

Oh, handy!

 

[nfl46]

I just realized it was never there before WatchOS 26. Lol.

It’s good to have then.

 

[awshucks]

Tim listened to me!

 

[iHorseHead]

Tim listened to me!
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Android Watches have had it for awhile. You can even surf the web with Samsung Watches

 

[WarmWinterHat]

I don't use notes, but wow, I can't believe it took them this long to add it! Reminders has been on there forever.

Android Watches have had it for awhile. You can even surf the web with Samsung Watches

Is that supposed to be a good thing?

 

[the future]

Android Watches have had it for awhile.

Synching with the Apple notes app? Hardly.

You can even surf the web with Samsung Watches

But why?

 

[gothammacguy]

IT'S ABOUT TIME!! (Yes, I am shouting).

 

[xxFoxtail]

Back when I was a Pebble user, I had a watch notes app that I used all the time for my job. When I moved over to the Apple Watch, I believe that developer made a version for the AW too. Over time, that app sort of fell through the cracks and today is very buggy and unusable.

I’ve since been using the Reminders app to keep things in sync between my Watch and iPhone. So I’m kind of glad to finally have the native Notes app to use instead. I don’t use Watch notes as much as I used to, but it’ll help me a lot with work especially.

 

[awshucks]

You can even surf the web with Samsung Watches

There is a $1.99 app available for the Apple Watch called μBrowser that I have used a few times.

 

[iHorseHead]

Synching with the Apple notes app? Hardly.



But why?

There's Evernote, OneNote which are better.

 

[iHorseHead]

There is a $1.99 app available for the Apple Watch called μBrowser that I have used a few times.

On Android you can do it for free, because it's included.

 

[dz5b609]

This is actually something I've been waiting for.

 

[antonrg]

Finally! This is good news! Finally!

 

[iHorseHead]

But why?

So you can quickly go to the gym on torn.com ? Many reasons.

 

[awshucks]

On Android you can do it for free, because it's included.

Or you could ask Siri to go to a specific website and that will somewhat browse the web

 

[victorvictoria]

Notes? On the watch?
What, you don't carry your phone with you? useless.

 

[MNWildFan]

How was this not already a thing? Oh well, better now then never. Still holding my breath for WhatsApp watch app!

Right? I mean, I feel like it's one those things that should been there from the get go, but hey, better late than never

Part of me would love to see a FB Messenger app back on the watch too, but apparently it sounds like that won't ever happen again due to Meta somehow thinking that that's not important and instead turning their focus to their AI and all