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watchOS 7.6

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
7
Beta cycle
61d
Average interval
10d
Public release
Jul 19, 2021

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

Release overview

watchOS 7.6 was released on July 19, 2021. Its named consumer changes expanded both the ECG app and irregular-rhythm notifications to 30 additional regions on supported Apple Watch models.[1][2]

Evidence boundary

The security advisory provides the rest of the concrete version record, including fixes in shortcuts, privacy controls, audio and image handling, code signing, the kernel, networking, and WebKit. No broader feature slate is inferred.[3][2]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. About the security content of watchOS 7.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z · Released July 19, 2021

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  2. About watchOS 7 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 7.6

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  3. About the security content of watchOS 7.6

    Apple Support · Apple · 2021-07-19T00:00:00.000Z · ActionKit; App Store; Audio; ImageIO; Identity Service; Kernel; Networking; WebKit

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Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

compatibility · introduced

Irregular-rhythm notifications expanded to 30 additional regions

documentedconfirmed

The release expanded Apple Watch irregular-rhythm notifications to 30 additional markets.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.6 — Irregular heart rhythm notifications

security · fixed

watchOS 7.6 security repairs

documentedconfirmed

Apple's advisory documents fixes in ActionKit, App Store privacy, Audio, CoreAudio, FontParser, ImageIO, Identity Service, the kernel, Networking, TCC, and WebKit.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About the security content of watchOS 7.6 · ActionKit; App Store; Audio; CoreAudio; FontParser; ImageIO; Identity Service; Kernel; Networking; TCC; WebKit

compatibility · introduced

ECG expanded to 30 additional regions

documentedconfirmed

watchOS 7.6 substantially broadened the ECG app's supported-market footprint, subject to compatible hardware and regional clearance.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About watchOS 7 Updates · watchOS 7.6 — ECG app availability

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +14 days
  3. +12 days
  4. +15 days
  5. +9 days
  6. +5 days
  7. +6 days

    Public release

    Public

    Full articleEditorially verified

    watchOS 7.6 reached the public channel on July 19, 2021 with ECG and irregular-rhythm notifications expanded to 30 additional regions and a broad set of security corrections.

    Availability
    available
    Sources
    5 linked
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Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .6 releases

52 days, 6.5 milestones

Based on 2 previous watchOS .6 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

61d (avg: 58d)

3 days longer than the watchOS average

Longest gap in this cycle

15 days

Between Beta 3 and Beta 4

Previous .6 releases (watchOS)

Previous comparable watchOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
watchOS 26.6202662d710d
watchOS 8.6202241d68d

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Official release notes