watchOS 26 adds ‘hints’ to your watch face, and they look pretty great<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>watchOS 26 is coming this fall as the next major Apple Watch update. It will bring a new
Apple Notes app,
Apple Intelligence features,
Control Center upgrades, and more. One new feature is especially unique: ‘hints’ are being added to watch faces in watchOS 26 as a companion of the Smart Stack.</p>
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watchOS 26 adds ‘hints’ to your watch face, and they look pretty great