There’s no need for an Apple Watch to record your workouts when an iPhone can act as your personal fitness tracker.

Your Apple Watch is here to cheer you on! With watchOS 26, you can now toggle on a new feature called Workout Buddy, which ...

If you're tired of working out alone, Workout Buddy gives you real-time coaching from your Apple Watch running watchOS 26. Here's how it works. Workout Buddy is a new feature in watchOS 26 that brings ...

You'd be forgiven for thinking Workout Buddy is an Apple Watch feature, but I was able to turn it on without a watch in range.

Apple's newest update adds a Fitness Plus workout buddy, real-time translations and a sleek redesign. Here's what's coming and who actually gets it. Vanessa is a lead writer at CNET, reviewing and ...

Apple’s new Workout Buddy feature is intriguing—a voice from your Apple Watch that gives you pep talks and stats as you exercise. But when I installed the WatchOS public beta (after reading and ...

Apple wants to make sure you can’t even run away from AI anymore, announcing it will add an AI-powered Workout Buddy to the Apple Watch series with watchOS 26. As part of WWDC 2025, Apple just lifted ...

Apple's AI trainer in watchOS 26 is promising in theory, but I’ve seen what an annoying, nagging coach looks like. Here’s how Workout Buddy can avoid that fate. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering ...