Notes app: More functions, for the first time on the Apple Watch

Apple grants two of its most popular apps a number of interesting innovations: notes (notes) and memories (Reminder). This emerges from the developer preliminary versions (currently: Beta 3) by MacOS 26, iOS 26 and Watchos 26. This also includes that one of the apps surprisingly lands on a new platform.

Telephone calls and Markdown

Notes and memories app are actually comparatively simple, but Apple has added more and more functions over the years. First of all, it is striking that the apps now come in the “Liquid Glass” design of the new operating systems, which is rather reserved. The notes app can first record telephone calls on iPhone, Mac and iPad and automatically save their transcript. The counterpart is informed about the recording. Summary can also be created using Apple Intelligence. For the first time, Apple gives friends of Markdown an export function in file format .MD-so you no longer have to use PDFS.

This allows easier archiving or processing with other text tools. It does not remain with export: .MD files can also import notes (via Share-Sheet). On the iPad, notes can now cope better with calligraphic inputs – a separate pen (“Reed Pen”) is added. This understands different pressure levels and pencils.

Apple Watch gets notes, context for memories

For the first time ever, notes ended up on the Apple Watch. This gives you an overview of all stored notes, but you can also create new ones-both by siri / voice command and using on-screen keyboard, for which you need tips usual. You can continue to pin down notes, unlock and check off checklists.

On the other hand, Apple’s Reinnungs-app has long been on the Apple Watch. There are improvements on iPhone, iPad and Mac: In the future, Apple Intelligence can be used to create task lists from emails or notes, as well as shopping lists. According to Apple, the system adapts to the user that it is personalized and dependent on the context. It remains to be seen how well this actually works – a little reminds the announcement of Apple’s postponed context -sensitive siri.