Hi everyone,
After watching WWDC26 and going for a run today, I came up with an idea that I believe could be a natural extension of Apple Intelligence and Apple Watch.
This proposal is not intended to replace Custom Workouts. Instead, it focuses on removing the manual setup required to create them by allowing Apple Intelligence to understand workout plans written in natural language.
Today, Apple Watch already supports Custom Workouts, but users still have to manually recreate interval workouts.
For example:
• Walk 5 minutes • Run 1 minute • Walk 1 minute 30 seconds • Repeat 6 times
Instead, Apple Intelligence could understand workouts written in natural language and automatically generate a structured Apple Watch workout.
This could work from multiple sources:
- Notes
- Messages
- PDFs
- Screenshots
- Photos of printed training plans
- Websites
The generated workout could then be reviewed by the user before being saved and synchronized to Apple Watch.
Intelligent Haptics
I also imagined an optional feature called Intelligent Haptics.
Instead of using a single vibration for interval transitions, the watch could communicate through different haptic patterns:
- Progressive vibration before a running interval starts.
- Decreasing vibration when an interval ends.
- Rhythmic vibrations during recovery to help regulate breathing.
The goal isn't simply to notify the user—it is to reduce the need to constantly look at the display and allow them to stay focused on the workout.
Since Apple Intelligence is becoming a system-wide capability, I think workouts could be understood just like calendar events, reminders or emails.
I have already submitted this proposal through Feedback Assistant, but I would love to hear what other developers think.
Would this be a feature you would like to see in watchOS? I'm curious to hear how other developers would improve this concept.