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Exclusive: Apple prepping support for third-party Control Center widgets in watchOS 26


For the first time, the Apple Watch Control Center will go beyond Apple’s own toggles and tiles like Wi-fi and Bluetooth.

And it gets better: our source tells us the layout will be fully customizable through the Watch app on iPhone, letting users add, remove, or reorder Control Center widgets far more easily than with the current on-watch method. With AI reportedly playing a smaller role this year, the spotlight will likely fall on design refreshes and long-time wishlist picks like better window management support on the iPad. He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.

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