<div id="readability-page-1">Apple will unveil watchOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, June 8, and a handful of new features have been rumored already.<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/05/Apple-Watch-Ultra-2-Black-Titanium.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="1960" height="1102" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/05/Apple-Watch-Ultra-2-Black-Titanium.jpg"/><br/>The first developer beta of watchOS 27 should be available immediately following the keynote, and a public beta typically follows in July. The update should be released to all users with a compatible Apple Watch model in September.</p><p>Below, we recap watchOS 27 rumors so far.</p><h2>Improved Heart Rate Tracking</h2> <br/>In his <em>Power On</em> newsletter today, <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman said watchOS 27 will include improvements to heart rate tracking, but he did not elaborate.<h2>New Modular Watch Face</h2><br/>watchOS 27 will add new watch faces, including a variant of the &#34;Modular Ultra&#34; watch face that is currently exclusive to the Apple Watch Ultra, according to Gurman.<h2>New Apple Intelligence Features</h2><br/>On watchOS 26, the following Apple Intelligence features are available on an Apple Watch when it is paired with an iPhone 15 Pro or newer:<ul><br/>  <li>Workout Buddy</li><br/>  <li>Live Translation in Messages</li><br/>  <li>Notification Summaries</li></ul>When it announced the dates for WWDC 2026, Apple promised to unveil &#34;AI advancements&#34; across its platforms, and it can be reasonably assumed that watchOS 27 will include some additional Apple Intelligence features powered by the iPhone.<h2>New Satellite Features</h2><br/>Apple Watch Ultra 3 has built-in satellite connectivity, enabling Emergency SOS, Find My, and Messages via satellite without any reliance on an iPhone.<p>iOS 27 will reportedly include up to five new satellite features, and the following two would likely extend to watchOS 27:</p><ul><li>Apple Maps via satellite</li><br/><li>Photos support for Messages via satellite</li></ul>Amazon last month announced plans to acquire Globalstar, the satellite company that powers Apple's satellite features on the iPhone 14 and newer and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. In turn, Amazon announced that it has signed an agreement with Apple to provide satellite connectivity for current and future iPhone and Apple Watch features.<h2>Stability Focus</h2><br/>Apple is largely focused on &#34;stability, performance, and smaller refinements&#34; for watchOS 27, rather than on major new features and capabilities, according to Gurman. This suggests that the update could include many bug fixes.<p>Related Roundups: Apple Watch 11, watchOS 26</p><p>Tags: Bloomberg, Mark Gurman</p><p>Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Caution)</p><p>Related Forum: Apple Watch</p><br/>This article, &#34;watchOS 27 Will Add These New Features to Your Apple Watch&#34; first appeared on MacRumors.com<br/></div>

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<p>Apple will unveil watchOS 27 at WWDC 2026 on June 8, with a developer beta available post-keynote and a public beta in July. Key features include improved heart rate tracking, new Modular watch faces, additional Apple Intelligence features, and up to five new satellite capabilities. The focus will be on stability and performance enhancements rather than major new features. The full release is expected in September.</p>