a bug in watch OS 26.4

By Alicia Krage, 25 March, 2026

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watchOS and Apple Watch Apps

I updated my watch to the latest software, 26.4, and I just noticed a strange bug.

On my watch face, after the time, on the left I have workout. Then after it reads the time, when I swipe right, I have my calendar, Sleepwatch (which is an app I use to track my sleep), weather, alarm, and messages. VoiceOver reads everything except the SleepWatch app. It's just silent when I swipe.

Anyone else notice this with any apps on their watch face? Not sure what position it is when I set it up, that's why I described it the way I did.

Thanks in advance.

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By user26335377 on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 14:58

I'm not sure, whether it the same issue, but the problem is following:
I've Clockface with 3 slots (top left corner, top right and single module at the bottom). Earlier if I'm waking the screen VO simply says current time, and I've to swipe or touch the screen to get access to one of the slots. Starting from 26.4 it now always says the first slot (in my case there's a Sleep module) and also puts the focus on it. Unbelievably inconvenient since now I've no ability to quickly check the time in a single tap.

By Adrian Wyka on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 15:28

I have the same issue.

Although in my case, for a long time now, summoning the watch face unfortunately hasn’t announced the time. Most often, the screen lights up without any information at all.

By Tanya Harrison on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 18:26

My first slot is now the first to be read. As Apple have not fixed the uncorrect buttons in the Mindfulness app I reported three months ago, I'm not holding my breath for any significant AppleWatch accessibility bugs to be fixed any time soon.