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watchOS 26 lets you use Control Center toggles from your iPhone
- watchOS 26 allows Apple Watch to use Control Center toggles from its paired iPhone for the first time.
- Developers can create custom controls for the built-in Control Center in watchOS 26.
- Users can add controls from the Control Center gallery on the iPhone to the Apple Watch Control Center.
- Controls from the iPhone engage in actions on the phone rather than the watch.
- Apple Watch does not need a native app installed to use controls from the iPhone.
- Developers with a native Apple Watch app can build native controls using the same API for iPhone controls.
- To test features, users can install iOS 26 and watchOS 26 developer betas.
- watchOS 26 features customizable Control Center, native controls, widgets, and live activities.
- Smart Stack on watchOS 26 supports controls, widgets, and live activities.
- Controls perform single actions, widgets display information, and live activities offer real-time updates.
- Controls can toggle settings, widgets show weather forecasts, and live activities provide event updates.
- Users can test the features in developer betas before the general public release in July.
- Smart Stack widget in watchOS 26 offers workout suggestions based on fitness routine.
- Controls from the iPhone can be added to the Apple Watch Control Center even without a Watch app.
- Native controls on Apple Watch perform assigned actions directly on the watch.
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