Apple Releases watchOS 26.5 With Pride Luminance Face and 2 Apple Watch Fixes
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Updated · 9to5Mac · May 11
Apple Releases watchOS 26.5 With Pride Luminance Face and 2 Apple Watch Fixes
8 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · May 11
watchOS 26.5 is now available for Apple Watch, adding the new Pride Luminance face through the Face Gallery and delivering general bug fixes and performance improvements.
Pride Luminance brings extensive customization, including 11 preset color combinations, more than 70 colors, and options for dial shape, style, and corner complications on the circular dial.
Apple highlighted 2 specific fixes: Messages could use SMS instead of iMessage on watches paired with dual-SIM iPhones, and Workout app audio alerts could fail when the iPhone was not nearby.
watchOS 26.5 is a smaller maintenance release ahead of watchOS 27, which Apple is expected to unveil next month with broader Apple Watch changes.
Is this minor update a sign Apple is saving all its major innovations for the upcoming watchOS 27?
Will the rumored 'Apple Intelligence' in watchOS 27 require a brand new Apple Watch to function?
With John Ternus as the new CEO, will Apple's health-centric vision for the Watch change?