Apple's iOS 26 and watchOS 26 introduced a new fitness companion called Workout Buddy. This feature uses Apple Intelligence to provide spoken feedback during workouts and give motivation based on your ...

Since Apple released watchOS 26, I've been religiously using the new Workout Buddy feature. This AI functionality is probably the most important change on the Apple Watch operating system, and I was ...

Apple Watch is widely considered the best wearable for tracking workouts and general health, and with the watchOS 27 update announced at WWDC 2026, you will get several new features that could further ...

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Test Run: Can Apple's Workout Buddy Help You Hit Your New Year's Fitness Goals? Workout Buddy for the iPhone and Apple Watch is designed to spur you on while you're working out. I powered it up on my ...

Commentary: Workout Buddy has the potential to be a great fitness app. But without major changes at WWDC 2026, it's not there just yet. I'm a Fitness & Nutrition writer for CNET who enjoys reviewing ...

watchOS 27 contains a series of enhancements to fitness and sleep tracking, including new Workout Buddy insights, improved indoor run tracking, and more. Workout Buddy is gaining new data-driven ...

Apple previewed watchOS 27 on June 8 during WWDC26, bringing Siri AI to Apple Watch while expanding health tracking, Workout Buddy, and Smart Stack with new Apple Intelligence-powered features.