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# watchOS 11.6 Release Notes

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

## Overview

Overview The watchOS 11.5 SDK provides support to develop watchOS apps for Apple Watch devices running watchOS 11.6. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 16.4, available from the Mac App Store. For information on the compatibility requirements for Xcode 16.4, see Xcode 16.4 Release Notes. General There are no new release notes for this software update.

## See Also

### watchOS 11

- [watchOS 11.5 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11_5-release-notes.md)
- [watchOS 11.4 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11_4-release-notes.md)
- [watchOS 11.3 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11_3-release-notes.md)
- [watchOS 11.2 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11_2-release-notes.md)
- [watchOS 11.1 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11_1-release-notes.md)
- [watchOS 11 Release Notes](watchos-release-notes/watchos-11-release-notes.md)