Apple Watch Series 12 and watchOS 27: What to Expect Later This Year

While not excessively overmuch has been reported astir the adjacent Apple Watch models, determination are a fewer rumors astir imaginable plan changes and watchOS 27 features.


Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models are expected to beryllium released successful September, and we person outlined immoderate of the cardinal rumored hardware and bundle changes below. A caller Apple Watch SE is not expected this year, arsenic that exemplary was conscionable updated past twelvemonth and it typically goes 2 to 3 years betwixt refreshes.

Apple volition unveil watchOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote connected Monday, June 8, and a developer beta volition apt beryllium disposable instantly afterwards. A nationalist beta typically follows successful July, and the update should beryllium wide released successful September.

Touch ID

Touch ID whitethorn beryllium coming to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, according to interior Apple bundle codification that leaked online past year.

Touch ID would apt beryllium built into the Apple Watch's broadside button, enabling users to unlock the instrumentality with their fingerprint alternatively of a passcode.

Even though caller Touch ID references were discovered wrong the code, determination is nary warrant that Apple volition determination guardant with this program either this twelvemonth oregon ever. In addition, credible sources specified arsenic Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Apple proviso concatenation expert Ming-Chi Kuo person yet to notation Touch ID coming to the Apple Watch this year.

New Chips After One-Year Hiatus

While the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 each incorporate the aforesaid S10 spot arsenic the erstwhile year's models, the leaked Apple codification indicated that the Series 12 and Ultra 4 will get a caller chip. It is unclear if the spot volition person S11 oregon S12 branding, but show improvements are expected either way.

New Modular Watch Face

watchOS 27 volition reportedly see caller ticker faces, including a variant of the "Modular Ultra" ticker face that is presently exclusive to the Apple Watch Ultra.

New Apple Intelligence Features

On watchOS 26, the pursuing Apple Intelligence features are disposable connected an Apple Watch erstwhile it is paired with an iPhone 15 Pro oregon newer:

• Workout Buddy


• Live Translation successful Messages


• Notification Summaries

When it announced the dates for WWDC 2026, Apple promised to unveil "AI advancements" crossed its platforms, and it tin beryllium reasonably assumed that watchOS 27 volition see immoderate further Apple Intelligence features powered by the iPhone.

New Satellite Features

Apple Watch Ultra 3 has built-in outer connectivity, enabling Emergency SOS, Find My, and Messages via outer without immoderate reliance connected an iPhone.

iOS 27 volition reportedly see up to 5 caller outer features, and the pursuing 2 would apt widen to watchOS 27:

• Apple Maps via satellite


• Photos enactment for Messages via satellite

Amazon past period announced plans to get Globalstar, the outer institution that powers Apple's outer features connected the iPhone 14 and newer and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. In turn, Amazon announced that it has signed an statement with Apple to supply outer connectivity for existent and aboriginal iPhone and Apple Watch features.
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