<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Apple Watches gain support for custom Control Center controls with watchOS 26.</li><li>Controls available on iPhone's Control Center are now automatically available on the Apple Watch.</li><li>Actions on these controls are performed on the companion iPhone.</li><li>Developers can create new custom controls for watchOS that perform actions directly on the Apple Watch.</li><li>Custom controls can be assigned to the Action button on all Apple Watch Ultra models.</li><li>Previously, the Apple Watch's Control Center only featured controls from Apple like Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode toggles.</li><li>Accessing the Control Center on watchOS is done by pressing the side button.</li><li>Changes in watchOS 26 align with those introduced for the iPhone with iOS 18 last year.</li><li>watchOS 26 is in beta for Apple Watch Series 6 and newer, expected for public release in September.</li></ul>

watchOS 26 Brings Your iPhone's Control Center to Your Apple Watch

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