Earlier this week, Apple gave us a first glimpse of watchOS 26 and the upcoming features it’s going to bring to the Apple Watch. And there are quite a few.
Some of the standouts include a more helpful Smart Stack, support for Live Translations (for messages), and “Workout Buddy” — an AI-powered feature that feeds you real-time data and words of encouragement during your workout.
But out of all the new features and capabilities coming to the Apple Watch, one in particular genuinely has me excited … because I know I’ll actually use it.
A new Apple Watch movement
The feature is called “Wrist Flick” and it’s meant to make it easier to manage unruly Apple Watch notifications, which often aren’t that important and/or appear at the most inopportune times. Specifically, you’ll be able to dismiss them with a quick flick of your wrist.
With Wrist Flick, you can quickly dismiss things like app notifications, incoming calls and timers by doing a simple movement — quickly rolling your wrist (and Apple Watch) away from you.
