Apple plans to announce an all-new "Readiness" app during its "Surprise and Shine" event this Wednesday, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In a social media post today, Gurman said the "Readiness" app will be a "variant" of the existing Vitals app on the Apple Watch. "The idea is to better compete with software from Whoop and Oura," he said. For example, Oura's smart rings offer a daily "Readiness Score" from 0 to 100 that shows how prepared your body is for the day.
Introduced on watchOS 11, the Vitals app consolidates your key health metrics, including your average heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen, wrist temperature, and sleep duration from the previous night. Based on many of the same metrics, the Readiness app would likely show you how recovered your body is for activity.
Evidence of the "Readiness" app in watchOS 27 beta code was already discovered a few days ago by a MacRumors forum member known as "pdfu."
The app will be unveiled alongside the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Gurman previously reported that both of these new models will feature continuous heart rate sensing, regardless of whether you are actively exercising.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today further outlined what to expect from the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 set to be unveiled on September 9.
While it was initially rumored that Touch ID may be coming to the Apple Watch this year, Gurman reiterated that he does not expect the Series 12 or Ultra 4 to have any major design changes compared to the current Series 11 and Ultra 3 models.
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Friday September 4, 2026 6:55 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple will be holding its next event on Wednesday, September 9 to unveil its latest iPhones and Apple Watches, but that is not all, according to a new report.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today shared a long list of products that he expects Apple to unveil between next week and early 2027.
Our list below summarizes Gurman's reporting and mixes in some other rumors.
iPhones
iPhone 18 Pro: A2...
In his newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that AirPods 5 will be released as early as this September, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, a foldable iPhone, the Apple Watch Series 12, and the Apple Watch Ultra 4. Apple is holding an event on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
He also reiterated that he expects an iPad mini with an OLED display and...
So instead of making the Apple Watch experience more automatic, more intuitive, and better integrated, they're fracturing the experience further with yet another app. Great.
The Apple Watch user experience is absolutely baffling to me. It feels like a product group that's actually several independent groups who don't share information and don't talk to each other. The whole experience is a mess.
Makes sense, they're losing a lot of normies to other wearables, especially in the health/athletics department. Do not misjudge my statement, I realize the Apple Watch still likely dominates the market. However, my anecdotal/personal experience has seen a number of people switch to garmins or bands/rings. On top of that I still meet quite a few people (mostly women) who think the Apple Watch is large and ugly.
This app is clearly aimed at trying to pull back in those people who are jumping ship for the other wearables. (plus all the rumors of Apple coming out with their own band device)
