watchOS 10 launch date: What and when to count on it

Whereas iOS 17 and macOS 14 are anticipated to be extra iterative updates, watchOS 10 might convey some main adjustments to Apple Watch. Let’s take a look at when to count on the watchOS 10 launch date plus what an overhaul of the UI might seem like.

Apple reveals its yearly updates of watchOS throughout the WWDC keynote and sometimes launches the primary developer beta proper after.

Then the primary free watchOS public beta often launches some weeks later with the official public launch following the autumn iPhone/Apple Watch occasion (learn extra under for all of the specifics on the beta and official launch dates).

Whereas the following iOS launch might embrace iPhone upgrades and adjustments that customers will see as “good to have” like an up to date Management Middle, iOS 17 is anticipated to be modest total.

Nonetheless, Mark Gurman has predicted watchOS 10 needs to be a “pretty in depth improve” together with “notable adjustments” to the UI.

What would possibly watchOS 10 seem like?

After Mark’s report, my colleagues Benjamin and Likelihood talked about what UI adjustments would possibly make sense for watchOS 10 (beginning the 35-minute mark on the 9to5Mac Glad Hour podcast).

Then Parker Ortolani created a slick idea with an overhauled watchOS House Display with widgets, one with a revived, trendy Glances, and extra.

Examine a better take a look at Parker’s watchOS 10 idea in our full protection:

watchOS 10 launch date

1. watchOS 10 developer beta – anticipated June 5 launch at WWDC
2. watchOS 10 public beta – anticipated finish of June or early July
3. watchOS 10 public launch – anticipated in September

watchOS 10 launch date: Developer beta

Apple has made a practice of releasing the primary developer beta of every main watchOS replace the identical day it publicizes the brand new software program at its WWDC keynote. 

• WWDC kicks off with the keynote on June 5, count on the primary watchOS 10 developer beta to be launched shortly afterward except Apple throws us a curveball

Right here’s a take a look at the previous 5 years of dev beta releases:

watchOS 10 launch date: Public beta

• The primary watchOS public beta sometimes arrives 4 to 5 weeks after the primary developer beta launches in June. For watchOS, there’s been much less historical past for the reason that public beta simply began in 2020. Nonetheless, for the final two years, it was July 11 and June 30.

Right here’s a take a look at the previous couple of years:

Official public launch

• It’s seemingly watchOS 10 will come out in mid to late September except Apple switches issues up
• If Apple has its iPhone 15 and Apple Watch occasion the week of September 11, we might see the brand new iOS and watchOS formally launch the week of September 18.

Right here’s a take a look at the final 4 years of watchOS public releases:

• watchOS 9: September 12, 2022 (after September 7 occasion)
• watchOS 8: September 20, 2021 (after September 14 occasion)
• watchOS 7: September 16, 2020 (after September 15 occasion)
• watchOS 6: September 19, 2019 (after September 10 occasion)

When does watchOS 10 come out? – wrap-up

With the power to put in iOS and watchOS betas proper inside iPhone Settings and the Watch app on iOS 16.4 and later, will probably be simpler than ever to check out the brand new OS this summer season.

Are you planning to run the upcoming beta or will you anticipate the ultimate, public launch? Share down within the feedback!

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