Rumors about Redesign for Watchos together with iOS 19

By the 2025 WWDC 2025, it is less than 60 days – and the rumor mill continues to mean, which Apple will serve the users in its new operating systems iOS 19, IPADOS 19 and MacOS 16. So far, little has been heard about how to proceed with Watchos. The Israeli magazine The Verifier The first announcements now make: the Apple Watch operating system in version 12 will also change visually and orientate itself on the glassy look of visionos, as well as the case with the other surfaces.

New UI, but not too new?

According to this, “elements” of visionos are planned for watchos, for example for the buttons, icons, menus and other UI elements. The effect should look “bold” and more transparent than before, with a “flowing aesthetics”. The icons at the Apple Watch are already round, Apple had only gradually changed the basic look since the devices were released in 2015. The 10th anniversary this year would be a good time without overwhelming the users.

The Apple Watch homescreen could also be revised. The icon grid through which you scroll is not always clear, the alternative list view in turn requires a lot of scrolling. Apple is said to have not yet agreed on a style internally-although it would be time for the WWDC-Deadline not to tear. The Verifier refers to informed circles in his report. Apple’s designers are apparently careful this year to bring the operating systems more under one roof.

Rumors for the Apple Watch Ultra 3

In the same report, The Verifier also wrote to get Apple to his Ki-System Apple Intelligence on both Apple TV and the Apple Watch Ultra 3-which is expected in autumn. While the Apple TV would be sufficient to find a suitable SOC from the shelf-such as the A18 from the iPhone 16E-a completely new system-in-package (SIP) would have to be found in the Apple Watch. An extreme jump would be necessary for Apple Intelligence: from currently 1 GB on-board ram to 8 GB, unless Apple develops new, more economical models especially for the clock.

A “special chip” for the Ultra 3 is said to be considered, while normal Apple watch models Apple Intelligence will only receive from 2026. There are supposed to be special functions for watchos, such as gene moss creation or notification summaries on device. At the Ultra there is currently a need to catch up, Apple had only given the Ultra 2 with a new coat of paint last year. It remains to be seen how much of the report is.