Overview
- Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, in his Sunday newsletter, said Apple is testing new watch faces for watchOS 27 under the codename Orchid.
- One face is a pared-back take on Modular Ultra that targets standard Series watches rather than only the larger Ultra models.
- The layout keeps a large digital clock that fills the top two-thirds of the screen and leaves three small complications along the bottom.
- Apple has removed the big center complication, the trio of small slots above the time, and the bezel data to cut visual clutter.
- Gurman also reported watchOS 26.5 is due soon with a new Pride Luminance face, while Apple is expected to show watchOS 27 at WWDC in June.