What to know
What to know
A new Apple Watch app called Readiness turned up in watchOS 27 code, found by pdfu, a member of the MacRumors forums, in September 2026. It is separate from the existing Vitals app.
9to5Mac reported the app sits right after Workout on the default home screen, and the iPhone's Watch app mentions it too. AppleInsider said it was code-named Cobalt and is health related, and Tom's Guide said the code points to recovery and training load data.
After Apple's September 9 event, AppleInsider reported that watchOS 27 adds new Readiness and Recap apps.
How we know this
How we know this
What changed, newest first.
OutcomePartly rightPart of what was reported held up, part did not.
Sep 26, 20269to5MacA week with the Series 12 shows the Readiness app shipped, rating your day from sleep, activity and vitals
Sep 9, 2026AppleInsiderwatchOS 27 ships a Readiness app and a Recap app, and the Series 12 hardware is otherwise little changed.
Sep 8, 2026Tom's GuideThe Readiness app is separate from Vitals and carries deeper recovery and training load metrics
Sep 7, 2026pdfu via MacRumorsReadiness sits immediately after the Workout app in the default watchOS 27 Home Screen layout
Reported
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