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I’ve been using watchOS 26 for months, and this one feature makes it worth the upgrade

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By Jane McGuire

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If, like me, you use your iPhone’s Notes app for just about everything (hi, I have the memory of a goldfish), you’ll be as thrilled as I was to notice watchOS 26 will quietly add your notes to your wrist. It’s amazing it’s taken this long, but it’s here.
There’s one little catch — you can view all your current notes from your iPhone and Mac on your Apple Watch, but you can’t edit them. You can, however, start a new note on your Apple Watch and use that teeny tiny keyboard, or dictation, to fill it.
Oh, did I mention sleep score

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This isn’t a feature I’ve been using since the summer, as it wasn’t available on the Beta, but it’s one I’ve been asking about for years. Your Apple Watch finally gets a sleep score with watchOS 26, giving you an instant overview of how well you slept. I’ve been using it for a week, and while Apple definitely leans on the side of optimistic, it’s a great addition to the sleep tracking features on the watch.

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As well as all of these features, you’ll also get some new Apple Watch faces on watchOS 26 — my colleague Nick has tested all of them, and picked his favorite here.
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Jane McGuire is Tom’s Guide’s Fitness editor, which means she looks after everything fitness related – from running gear to yoga mats. An avid runner, Jane has tested and reviewed fitness products for the past five years, so knows what to look for when finding a good running watch or a pair of shorts with pockets big enough for your smartphone. When she’s not pounding the pavements, you’ll find Jane striding round the Surrey Hills, taking far too many photos of her puppy.

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