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Apple announced watchOS 26 at WWDC 2025 on June 9, introducing several new features for Apple Watch including an AI-powered Workout Buddy and a Notes app. The update adds gesture controls like wrist flicks for dismissing notifications, corner buttons in the Workout app with music integration, and battery health monitoring that alerts users to abnormal drain rates. Apple also removed several legacy watch faces as part of the overhaul.