Newest iOS beta hints at notifications on non-Apple watches

Apple might quickly enhance the interoperability between iPhones and third-party smartwatches. The newest iOS 26.1 beta hints at a brand new “notification forwarding” function that might floor iPhone notifications on a non-Apple gadget or accent, as spotted by Macworld.

Code seen by Macworld means that customers would solely be capable to ahead notifications to 1 gadget at a time, whereas a brand new “AccessoryExtension” framework might enhance the pairing course of with third-party equipment as nicely. It’s nonetheless too early to inform how these options will work, however they appear associated to an order from the European Commission that can pressure Apple to make iPhones work higher with non-Apple equipment.

To adjust to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple is required to present builders and gadget producers entry to sure options that can make it simpler to pair, switch information, and show notifications between the iPhone and third-party gadgets, similar to smartwatches, headphones, and audio system. Apple has till the tip of this 12 months to open up most of those options, nevertheless it’s not clear in the event that they’ll be obtainable with the anticipated launch of iOS 26.1 subsequent month, or in the event that they’ll come to customers exterior the EU.