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Apple has just released another wave of beta updates for its forthcoming major software versions, including beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and more. New beta 9 builds available for Apple’s major new OS versions Based on prior years’ patterns, last week’s beta 8 updates from Apple were widely expected to be the last releases before next week’s RC …

watchOS 26 is the next major Apple Watch software update, and today beta 8 was released to developers ahead of the expected public launch next month. watchOS 26 coming soon for all users, here’s what to expect from beta 8 Next month, Apple is expected to ship at least two new Apple Watch models, and possibly a third, along with …

Apple today released the fourth public beta of watchOS 26, a day after the beta was made available to developers. This particular beta adds support for the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature on the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models in the United States. ‌watchOS 26‌ public beta 4 can downloaded through the …

The seventh developer betas of iOS 26 and watchOS 26 include a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature on Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models sold in the U.S. since mid-January 2024. The redesigned Blood Oxygen feature debuted last week with iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1, and now it is available for iOS 26 …

Apple is out with iOS 26 beta 7 and watchOS 26 beta 7 today for developers. Most notably, the updates include the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature that Apple announced last week for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 users in the United States. Apple launched the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature as part of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS …

Apple has just released public beta 3 for watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and HomePod 26. Here are the details. Apple’s public beta 3 releases offer the same updates as developer beta 6 Earlier this week Apple shipped developer beta 6 for its forthcoming major software updates like iOS 26, watchOS 26, and more. Today, those new updates have been released …

At WWDC 2025, Apple announced it was replacing the sequential numbering for OS versions and with year numbers. So instead of watchOS 12, I’ve spent the past two weeks with the public beta of watchOS 26. The naming scheme shift is subtle, but helpful — which is how I’d describe the upgrades the new software brings to the Apple Watch. …

Thanks to the public release of watchOS 26 beta, I’ve been testing all the new features coming to the best Apple Watch models later this fall (and you can too). So far, I’ve been especially impressed by the super-handy new “Wrist Flick” gesture. In short, it’s a brilliant way to dismiss notifications or alarms. I’m also largely enjoying the updated …

José Adorno for BGR Since Apple is still working to prepare the next-generation of Apple Intelligence features, the company took a different approach during its WWDC 2025 keynote: making sense of all of its operating systems, as they now offer a more comprehensive and cohesive design with the arrival of this year’s …

José Adorno for BGR The Apple Watch has been available for a decade now. To this day, many people haven’t upgraded to a newer model since they first bought their Apple Watch. It’s understandable, given that all of the core Apple Watch features are available across the lineup: Heart rate monitoring, step …