Apple Watch Reportedly Set to Receive 'Significant Redesign' Next Year

At slightest 1 caller Apple Watch exemplary launching adjacent twelvemonth volition diagnostic a "significant redesign," according to Taiwanese proviso concatenation work DigiTimes.


In a paywalled study this week, citing proviso concatenation insiders, DigiTimes claimed that a high-end 2026 Apple Watch exemplary volition diagnostic "exterior design" changes, with "eight sensors arranged successful a ringing signifier disposable done a solid screen connected the watch's underside."

Earlier this year, images of an alleged Apple Watch Series 10 prototype surfaced, and the instrumentality had a never-before-seen ringing with 8 achromatic lines successful it. It is unclear if that is the aforesaid ringing that DigiTimes is referring to, but it seems similar, truthful possibly it is inactive coming connected the Apple Watch Series 12 and/or Apple Watch Ultra 4 adjacent year.


More sensors would marque sense, arsenic the Apple Watch continues to get much wellness features. For example, Apple has reportedly been investigating a diagnostic that could alert you to signs of precocious humor pressure. This diagnostic was archetypal rumored well earlier the Apple Watch Series 10 launched, but Apple continues to look improvement challenges. It is unclear if the diagnostic volition beryllium acceptable successful clip for the Apple Watch Series 11 adjacent month.

Beyond sensors, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman erstwhile reported connected the anticipation of a redesigned Apple Watch with a thinner lawsuit and a magnetic set system. While the Series 10 is the thinnest Apple Watch ever, the magnetic set strategy has inactive ne'er materialized.

The study besides says the Apple Watch Series 11 volition enactment Apple Intelligence, enabling smarter wellness absorption capabilities, but we are skeptical astir this assertion owed to Apple Watch show and RAM limitations. However, determination could beryllium caller features that are "powered by" Apple Intelligence, with reliance connected a paired iPhone.

DigiTimes has a notoriously hit-or-miss way record, truthful this study warrants a steadfast dose of skepticism. Moreover, the work has go much of an aggregator of Apple rumors successful caller years, but it inactive publishes immoderate archetypal reports from clip to time. Earlier this week, it published an "exclusive" study corroborating rumors that Apple is readying a caller lower-cost MacBook with astir a 13-inch show and an A18 Pro chip.

Given that the 2026 Apple Watch lineup is inactive implicit a twelvemonth away, determination is plentifulness of clip for much rumors, truthful we should find retired if this study is close successful owed time.
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