#Apple Watch U.S. update

Apple has reintroduced the Blood Oxygen feature for select Apple Watch models in the U.S.; but not without a major redesign. Rolling out with iOS 26 and watchOS 26 Beta 7, the updated feature is now available for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 units sold in the U.S. The redesigned functionality first appeared with iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1, and is now making its way to beta testers on Apple’s latest platforms. With Apple continuing to navigate legal hurdles while maintaining user features, this redesign keeps vital health tracking alive, albeit with a slightly different workflow for U.S. Telegram has released a fully native Apple Watch app, bringing messaging and media features directly to watchOS users. People can send and receive text and voice notes, view GIFs and videos, share their location, and mess around with stickers right from their Apple Watch. This release is basically Telegram coming back to watchOS more than a decade after it first tried Apple Watch support in 2015, then later dropped the app. Moreover, the company also revealed that both iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini in Purple ship with the latest iOS 14.5, which features the ability to unlock iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a face mask, an enhanced Apple Podcasts app with a redesigned show and episode pages, and a Search tab, as well as new emoji. Read more in our articles including "iOS 26, watchOS 26 Beta 7 bring back Blood Oxygen feature with a twist for U.S. Apple Watch users" and "Telegram brings native Apple Watch app back".