{"id":569117,"date":"2026-07-26T15:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569117\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:38:07","slug":"a-significant-apple-watch-upgrade-is-planned-but-not-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569117\/","title":{"rendered":"A significant Apple Watch upgrade is planned, but not for years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple is reportedly testing its September 2026 Apple Watch<\/a> lineup, but the new models are expected to be minor updates while more substantial changes are much further off. <\/p>\n

Most recent rumors<\/a> have claimed that the forthcoming Apple Watch Series 12 will not feature any hardware improvements over its predecessor. Now backing up those reports, Bloomberg says that<\/a> neither the Apple Watch Series 12 nor the expected Apple Watch Ultra 4<\/a> will get visible upgrades to their design. <\/p>\n

Instead, the updates will be concentrated on giving the new Apple Watches a significant performance boost through a new processor. There may also be health and fitness tracking improvements, though previous reports have claimed that there won’t be new sensors, so this may be a software update. <\/p>\n

The new lineup has the codenames N237 and N238 for the Wi-Fi and cellular versions of the Apple Watch Series 12 while the Apple Watch Ultra 4 is codenamed N240. All three models are said to now be in late-stage testing. <\/p>\n

It’s claimed that these are the only three models due to be launched in September 2026, and specifically that there will not be a new Apple Watch SE<\/a> released at this time. <\/p>\n

There’s no indication of when an upgraded Apple Watch SE may come, but the report says that work is being done on a significant redesign for the regular Apple Watch. That’s not expected to result in a new device for at least a couple of years, however. <\/p>\n

Separately, a recurring rumor<\/a> has claimed again that the 2026 Apple Watch models will feature a new system for attaching bands. It remains as possible yet unlikely, though, as it has for the last several years that the rumor has circulated. <\/p>\n

Also, while this new report predicts no noticeable changes to the Apple Watch Ultra, a rumor in May 2026<\/a> suggested that there may well be a significant update. Supply chain sources claimed that the Apple Watch Ultra 4 could double its number of sensors over the previous models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple is reportedly testing its September 2026 Apple Watch lineup, but the new models are expected to be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[61,60,80],"class_list":["post-569117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569117","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=569117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}