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watchOS 26 Beta 7 (build 23R5346a) is here, and there are a few meaningful updates worth your time. In this video I walk through the return of the Blood Oxygen experience in the U.S., a Control Center fix for the blank‑icon bug from the last build, and a Water Lock + watch face jumping bug I can reproduce.
If you’re deciding whether to update your Apple Watch, I cover my current battery life and standby drain, third‑party app behavior, and the current state of watch faces and complications.
00:00:00 — Intro & Beta 7 release overview
00:00:13 — Nearing release candidate
00:00:48 — Blood Oxygen returns in the U.S. (hands-on test)
00:03:19 — Background readings & Vitals app discussion
00:04:45 — Control Center bug (blank icons) fixed/workaround
00:06:20 — Transparency effects & editing Control Center
00:07:40 — Third-party apps, responsiveness, and bugs
00:08:50 — Water Lock bug with second hand on watch faces
00:10:45 — New watch faces & collection layout improvements
00:11:55 — Workouts app redesign + Workout Buddy
00:13:00 — Performance & daily use impressions
00:14:20 — Final thoughts & what to expect in release
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im not on beta 7 yet but I have reported the waterlock issue that I mentioned. still find dead pixels on the solar analogue and the reflections watch faces so I have reported that as well.
Why apple watch ultra 2 hermes watch face is not there and not showing
Which to-do app do you use
Estoy en beta 7 pero las notificaciones whatsap me llegan cundo quieren algunas si otras no
I just tried it I got results immediately. I’m using an ultra 2 watch 16 pro max phone
Why do most Apple Watch users wear the rubber bands? Like they are the ugliest bands. But a damn band lol
Laugh in the EU 🇪🇺
I’m running Public Beta 4 on my Series 10 iWatch. I don’t have either on the phone or watch. Instill get the message about blood oxygen is not available.
My control centre the icon is gone is all blank anyone have same problem
Sleeping with it last night it took readings that I can see in the health app and third party apps like athlytic but it’s not in the vitals app but since the vitals app never shows the actual number and takes a week of sleep tracking to get a baseline I’ll have to check back in a weeks time to see
How many days do you think it will be until public beta releases?
I have AWU 2 in beta 7 and unfortunately blood oxygen still not available
{{{ iPhone 16 ~ iOS 26 PB4 (23A5326a); Apple Watch 10 ~ watchOS 26 PB3 }}} — Blood O2 app on watch still showing "no longer available" …guessing PB4 resolves this? 🤔…PB4 update not yet showing up for me.
My way. Is 0a at the end. Why can’t it find the update????
My watch won’t update to public beta 4. Why not
Uh are we sure the public beta is out for the watch yet? I'm not seeing it when I go to check for an update. Am I missing something?
Blood reading now is restored and work great. Thank you Apple
it does measure in the background
I’ve just put it on my ultra two Hermes and it’s already been taking several readings in the background.
It might take 7 nights before it shows in the vitals widget, glad to see the feature is back
I can’t get it to show the blood oxygen level on the vitals app on the phone. Maybe it takes a few days. I’m running iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1.
On mine the battery is draining while on the charger. Lost 10% in the last 20min with the cable on it
Blood oxygen is finally back 🕺🕺🕺
I can get the result right on my watch
3:40 get some sleep ðŸ˜