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Next version of WatchOS It is set to get a stripped-down version of the Watch Ultra’s signature watch face, along with several other features, according to a report by Bloomberg Mark Gurman. Whether this means that the latest version of the operating system will primarily be an aesthetic upgrade, or Apple has remained tight-lipped about WatchOS 27, remains to be seen.
with Worldwide Developers Conference 2026 Just around the corner, most eyes are on iOS 27, which is set to include Siri Google Gemini powered To boost Apple’s efforts in the field of artificial intelligence, but rumors about the latest from WatchOS have been minimal.
According to Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple has several new watch faces in the works for the next version of WatchOS, but the most popular is also the most popular. A new modular watch face is set to appear, which borrows heavily from the Modular Ultra watch face.
The standard watch face for Apple Watch Ultra.
The new watch face is said to have removed the large complication in the centre, the three smaller complications above the watch and the surrounding information around the bezel. What’s left is a stripped-down version of the original: a huge clock occupying the top two-thirds of the screen, with three small complication options below it.
The simplification of this particular watch face may be an attempt to make it more intuitive to the standard Apple Watch lineup, while providing quick information with the three complication options.
Apple Watch users are set to get another watch face before WatchOS 27. With the release of WatchOS 26.5, a new Pride Luminance watch face will be introduced, alongside the watch face. Supplied watch strap Just in time for Pride Month in June.
A smartwatch getting new watch faces is as exciting as knowing the time itself. It’s not particularly exciting – even if it is a higher-end flowy thing.
An Apple representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.