Eligible Apple Watch users can now upgrade to the public beta version of WatchOS 26, which introduces several notable features designed to enhance the user experience.

Major updates are now available on your Apple Watch for free. Here are the standout features arriving with the latest version of WatchOS.

When will iOS 26 become available? Apple usually rolls out its latest iOS in mid-September, just a few days before the new iPhones hit store shelves. Last year, it released iOS 18 on Monday, Sept. 16.

A slew of new changes are coming to your iPhone's operating system this fall — oh, and it'll be called iOS 26, not iOS 19. Included in the list is the new Liquid Glass design (think Windows ...