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watchOS 11.0 Public

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The public watchOS 11 release expanded health and training context, Activity flexibility, glanceable information, safety check-ins, translation, and outdoor planning.

Date
Sep 16, 2024
Availability
available
Revision
No

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These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. watchOS 11 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · Check In, the Translate App, and Scrolling with the Double Tap Gesture

  2. watchOS 11 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · Health and fitness; availability footnotes

  3. watchOS 11 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · Smart Stack

  4. watchOS 11 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Swift Charts and SwiftUI — New Features

  5. watchOS 11 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · Tides App

  6. About watchOS 11 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 11 — Maps

  7. About watchOS 11 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 11 — Vitals, Training Load, and Activity

  8. watchOS 11 is available today

    Apple Newsroom · 2024-09-16T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 11 is available today

  9. About watchOS 11 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 11

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

enhancement · changed

Smarter Smart Stack and Live Activities

documentedconfirmed

Glanceable information became more contextual and interactive, with live iPhone activity state available on the watch.

  1. [1] watchOS 11 is available today · Smart Stack

developerApi · introduced

Swift Charts and SwiftUI additions

documentedconfirmed

Developers gained more efficient chart rendering and watch-specific SwiftUI refinements for controls and text entry.

  1. [1] watchOS 11 Release Notes · Swift Charts and SwiftUI — New Features

feature · introduced

Check In, Translate, and Double Tap scrolling

documentedconfirmed

Communication and safety tools expanded while supported watches gained another one-handed navigation option.

  1. [1] watchOS 11 is available today · Check In, the Translate App, and Scrolling with the Double Tap Gesture

feature · introduced

Vitals and sleep-apnea notifications

documentedconfirmed

The release added overnight metric context and, where device and regional requirements were met, sleep-apnea notifications based on breathing disturbances.

  1. [1] watchOS 11 is available today · Health and fitness; availability footnotes

feature · introduced

Training load and flexible Activity rings

documentedconfirmed

Athletes gained longer-term exertion context, while rest days and variable schedules became easier to represent in Activity.

  1. [1] About watchOS 11 Updates · watchOS 11 — Vitals, Training Load, and Activity