Apple is expected to unveil its new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 later this week, and a deep dig into the iOS 27 and watchOS 27 beya code indicates there are new features on the way for both product lines.
MacRumors forums member “pdfu” has done a deep dive on both operating systems and has found four new features that could soon debut on the new Watches:
- New “Readiness” app: An all-new separate Watch app called “Readiness,” in the code. The new app is separate from the existing Vitals app. The watchOS 27 launcher reportedly includes it in the Apple Watch default Home Screen layout immediately after the Workout app. The iOS 27 Watch companion app also references the same app in its logic for arranging apps on the Home Screen.
- Richer strength workouts: An expanded health infrastructure will be able to store individual sets, repetition counts, weight, equipment, body side, and duration of workouts.
- New optical-sensing system: A new sensor family called “Sunstone4p0” in the code could point to revised heart-sensing hardware on an upcoming Apple Watch.
- 128GB storage: A NAND storage profile tied to the T8320 chip for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 indicates that both Watches could offer 128GB of storage, doubling the 64GB on previous models.
pdfu has been doing several deep digs into Apple’s upcoming operating systems,.emerged as an intriguing source of code discoveries in recent weeks. He also recently discovered code in iOS 27 indicating Apple is working on five new features that could arrive alongside the new iPhone models to be unveiled on Wednesday, or in a future update
