9to5Mac Happy Hour

Blood Oxygen returns to Apple Watch, iOS 26 beta 6, Apple tabletop robots

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Benjamin and Chance react to the surprise announcement that the Apple Watch Blood Oxygen feature is coming back for US users, via a phone relay workaround. Also, Apple released the latest beta of iOS 26, featuring some fun new animations and even more Liquid Glass refinements. Plus, there’s more speculation about the low-cost MacBook and more details about Apple’s future ventures into home robotics. 

And in Happy Hour Plus, we catch up on some recent TV shows and movies we enjoyed this summer. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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      • Benjamin Mayo

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              • Apple launching ‘redesigned Blood Oxygen feature’ on Apple Watch in the U.S. today
              • Everything new in iOS 26 beta 6
              • iOS 26 beta 6 makes iPhone apps launch so much faster
              • iOS 26 beta 6 adds six brand new iPhone ringtones, listen here
              • Liquid Glass gets more changes in iOS 26 beta 6, here’s what’s new
              • The new Preview app has a fun interactive Liquid Glass easter egg
              • iOS 26 beta hints at upcoming AirPods live translation gesture
              • Faster animations on iOS 26 makes even older iPhones feel like new
              • The redundant iTunes Movies and TV Shows apps can now be hidden from the Apple TV Home Screen
              • A new Apple TV 4K is coming soon: will it support Apple Intelligence?
              • Low-cost MacBook production starting soon
              • Siri could get Finder-inspired new visual appearance next year, per report
              • Report: Apple planning ecosystem of home security devices to compete with Ring and Nest
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