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watchOS 7.6 Public

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Recorded context

About this appearance

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.

Date
Jul 19, 2021
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Public release

Apple released watchOS 7.6 on July 19, 2021. Its consumer notes name two regional expansions: the ECG app and irregular-rhythm notifications each reached 30 additional markets.[1][2]

Security record

The companion advisory documents repairs in shortcuts, store privacy, audio, fonts and images, identity services, the kernel, networking, privacy controls, and WebKit. No wider feature set is inferred from the narrow consumer note.[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; CoreAudio; FontParser; ImageIO; Identity Service; Kernel; Networking; TCC; WebKit

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  4. About watchOS 7 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 7.6 — ECG app availability

  5. About watchOS 7 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-30 · watchOS 7.6 — Irregular heart rhythm notifications

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.

  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.

  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.

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