Look at every smartwatch buying guide on the internet. I guarantee they’re either divided into separate guides for iOS and Android, like The Verge’s, or include categories like “Best for iPhone owners ...

OS 26.3 beta 2 brings third-party smartwatch support for European users, along with improved NFC capabilities. The stable version is expected to launch soon.

Apple may support third-party smartwatches in the future. Macworld found references to features like notification forwarding for third-party devices in the code for iOS 26.1. Even if Apple does ...

Apple may be working on new functionality that would expand what third-party smartwatches are able to do when connected to an iPhone. As noted by Macworld, iOS 26.1 code mentions a Notification ...

Apple is working on two new features that could change the way iOS interacts with third-party smartwatches. The first feature, Notification Forwarding, will enable users to forward notifications to ...

Speaking of opening up iOS to more types of applications, I enjoyed this story by Victoria Song, writing at The Verge about the new EU-mandated interoperability requirements that include, among other ...