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watchOS 26.4 Public

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The public watchOS 26.4 release added accessory and workout conveniences while fixing Workout Buddy, health, networking, StoreKit, and SwiftUI behavior.

Date
Mar 24, 2026
Availability
available
Revision
No
Build
23T240

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  1. watchOS 26.4 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Health

  2. watchOS 26.4 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Networking

  3. watchOS 26.4 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit and SwiftUI

  4. About watchOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 26.4 — Workout

  5. watchOS 26.4 (23T240)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 26.4; build 23T240

  6. About watchOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · watchOS 26.4

  7. watchOS 26.4 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Workout Buddy

  8. watchOS 26.4 (23T240)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

    Legacy chronology source: Apple Developer

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

bugFix · fixed

Movement-disorder health behavior correction

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 26.4 corrected a Health-related behavior affecting the documented movement-disorder case.

  1. [1] watchOS 26.4 Release Notes · Health

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit and SwiftUI user-activity fixes

documentedconfirmed

StoreKit transaction behavior and SwiftUI user-activity handling received reliability fixes.

  1. [1] watchOS 26.4 Release Notes · StoreKit and SwiftUI

bugFix · fixed

Workout Buddy response-delay fix

documentedconfirmed

The update fixed a delay that could affect Workout Buddy feedback during a workout.

  1. [1] watchOS 26.4 Release Notes · Workout Buddy

security · fixed

PAC proxy traffic isolation fix

documentedconfirmed

A proxy auto-configuration issue that could route traffic outside the intended path was fixed.

  1. [1] watchOS 26.4 Release Notes · Networking

enhancement · changed

AirPods Max 2 and new emoji support

documentedconfirmed

The update added AirPods Max 2 support and eight new emoji.

  1. [1] About watchOS 26 Updates · watchOS 26.4

enhancement · changed

Start workouts from the workout icon

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 26.4 added a shortcut for starting a workout by tapping its icon.

  1. [1] About watchOS 26 Updates · watchOS 26.4 — Workout