Sun May 03 2026, 10:50 AM EDT · 1 minute read

Apple Watch Ultra 2 with Modular Ultra watch face

The Apple Watch updates in watchOS 27 includes new watch faces, with Apple testing a new simpler version of the Modular Ultra for the standard model.

In the run-up to WWDC in June, the rumor mill will surface leaks and speculation about Apple's software changes . One of the more frequent updates to expect is for the Apple Watch , in the form of new faces.

According to Mark Gurman in Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , Apple's update to watchOS 27 will include some watch face changes as usual. Apple is said to be testing multiple new faces for inclusion, but Gurman only discusses one stand-out version.

He writes that Apple is doing a simplified version of the Modular Ultra, the watch face designed for the Apple Watch Ultra .…