{"id":434970,"date":"2026-05-06T10:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434970\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:45:18","slug":"watchos-26-5-fixes-two-apple-watch-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/434970\/","title":{"rendered":"watchOS 26.5 Fixes Two Apple Watch Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>watchOS 26.5 fixes two Apple Watch bugs, according to Apple&#8217;s release notes for the update, which is expected to be released next week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Apple-Watch-Ultra-2-Black-Titanium.jpg\"   alt=\"Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1102\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1046803\"\/><br \/>Apple fixed bugs in the Messages and Workout apps:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fixes an issue where Messages on Apple Watch may use SMS instead of iMessage when paired with a dual SIM iPhone<br \/>\u2022 Fixes an issue where Workout app audio alerts could fail to play if the phone was not nearby Apple Watch<\/p>\n<p>The notes also mention the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/04\/apple-watch-2026-pride-band\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new Pride Luminance watch face<\/a> available on watchOS 26.5. The watch face has a customizable layout and colors.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/04\/apple-seeds-watchos-26-5-rc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watchOS 26.5 Release Candidate was seeded<\/a> this week, it is likely that Apple will make the update available to all users next week.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Stories<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/14\/apple-watch-activity-challenges-april-2026\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Earth Day and International Dance Day Activity Challenges Launching Later This Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple has two new Apple Watch activity challenges coming up, celebrating Earth Day and International Dance Day. The Earth Day activity challenge will launch on Wednesday, April 22, while the Dance Day challenge will take place a week later on Wednesday, April 29.&#13;To complete the Earth Day challenge, Apple Watch owners will need to complete a workout that lasts for 30 minutes or longer.&#13;This &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/15\/apple-stores-apple-watch-software-restore\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Stores Will Soon Be Able to Restore Apple Watch Software In-House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple retail locations and Apple Authorized Service Providers will soon be able to restore Apple Watch software in-store without needing to send an Apple Watch to a service center, according to a retail source that spoke to MacRumors.&#13;Right now, Apple Watches that can&#8217;t be restored using an iPhone need to be mailed to an Apple Repair Center for service. There is no in-store repair option, so &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/23\/apple-iphone-apple-watch-health-ad\/\" class=\"related\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Apple Ad Sells the iPhone and Apple Watch Health Pairing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple has published a new ad to appeal to customers in the market for an iPhone and Apple Watch pairing, highlighting the insights it can offer for your health.&#13;Titled simply &#8220;Health with iPhone + Apple Watch,&#8221; the half-minute ad focuses on a woman waiting in line at a cafe who begins receiving unsolicited health and fitness advice from other people in the queue, as well as local residents,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"watchOS 26.5 fixes two Apple Watch bugs, according to Apple&#8217;s release notes for the update, which is expected&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":434971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1313,61,60,202,80,16000],"class_list":["post-434970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-apple-watch","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology","tag-watchos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}