Apple has released the newest developer beta for WatchOS 26, focusing primarily on enhancing its control center with third-party apps like Dark Noise. While this update isn’t massive, it promises small yet meaningful improvements. Some users may notice more responsive notifications with transparency effects. Although the build seems stable, a warning is issued for those unfamiliar with betas, given the inability to downgrade without Apple’s intervention. The update also shows potential with the new Workout Buddies feature, though it requires iPhones with specific capabilities.
00:00:00 – watchOS 26 Beta 5 Released
00:00:50 – Control Center Updates
00:01:43 – Dark Noise Demo
00:04:34 – More Liquid Glass
00:05:12 – Beta 5 Impressions
00:06:00 – General Stability
00:08:33 – Removed Watch Faces
00:08:45 – Workouts & Workout Buddy
00:10:09 – Beta Stability Update
00:10:56 – Upcoming Beta Expectations
00:11:45 – Battery and Performance
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Love your watch strap ❤ where can we buy it from?
On my series 7 this beta and the previous one gave very impressive battery life. It seems like some of the official versions of watchOS performed worse. I see though that all the animations are less than smooth. Maybe this is the reason for good battery life.
is anyone having the same issue as me that WiFi button in Control Center has no blue tint? being like this for couple of betas
For me upgrading to "Wacth Ultra III" depends. Blood Oxygen readings are available on Watch Ultra II which I use and appreciate, but I'm not sure if that is due to the presence of the proper chipset or present software. So, it depends upon what Apple releases. No Blood Oxygen readings, then definitely no Apple Watch Ultra III (if that's the name) for me.
What is dark noise 🤷🏼♂️ and dot layout 🤮 list is better imo.
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Personally, my battery life has been absolutely horrible, and I’m really annoyed. I downloaded the beta on my Series 10.😂 I get like 6 hours of battery life doing nothing vs before, which was like 2 days. The fact Apple doesn’t allow you to downgrade pissed me off
I’ve noticed the ticker moves on other watch faces besides the newer ones. Not all but some.
Could you please tell me what app you use for the step count complication?
Unlock the Mac and password confirmation with the watch don’t work anymore (it vibrates but you cannot confirm with double clicking)
Thanks for the video. Need a link for that watch band tho'!
Wish apple would realise that not everyone is trans or gay etc. I don’t want no pride crap on my watch or phone.
I just hope for a few new watchfaces…
please tell all of your viewers to make an appointment to visit the genius bar at their local apple store to remove the watch beta if it does not work properly.
Where did you find your watch face?
I still can’t see the automatic volume feature on AW series 8….. on the apple website they don’t specify the compatibility of this feature so I think it will come in the next betas
Finally someone that does watch os updates even when watch os is in beta 😊😊
Did you have apple care for it when you went to replace it?
Thanks for the video. I’m excited for all of the 26 os versions, but not enough to try beta software. Thanks for doing it for me.
watchOS 26 public beta has been good for me so far. Battery lasts whole day on regular Series 10 seems to be as it was before I installed the beta. And I believe it was developer beta 2 that killed your watch
Where you get the watch face at ?