Granola brings AI meeting notes to Apple Watch for hands-free transcription
Granola is expanding beyond the iPhone with a new Apple Watch app designed to make meeting transcription easier, faster, and less disruptive. The AI note-taking app now lets users record conversations and capture meeting notes directly from their wrist, giving professionals a more natural way to document in-person discussions without pulling out a phone.
The Apple Watch version is aimed at people who want to stay present during meetings while still keeping an accurate record of what was said. Users can add Granola to their watch face, making it simple to start transcribing at any moment. This is especially useful for quick conversations, walking one-on-one meetings, office check-ins, interviews, and spontaneous discussions where opening a smartphone may feel inconvenient or distracting.
The new app also works alongside Granola’s iOS app, which launched last year. In addition to transcription, the Apple Watch experience can show reminders for upcoming meetings, helping users stay prepared throughout the day. By connecting the watch and iPhone apps, Granola is trying to create a smoother workflow for people who rely on AI-generated meeting notes across different work settings.
According to the company, the Apple Watch app was built to help users capture in-person meetings more discreetly and conveniently. Instead of holding a phone or placing it on a table, users can begin recording from their wrist and continue the conversation naturally. This could appeal to managers, founders, consultants, sales teams, journalists, recruiters, and anyone who frequently moves between scheduled and informal meetings.
Granola said that during internal testing, employees who used Apple Watches shifted a significant portion of their mobile activity from the iPhone app to the watch. That suggests the wearable format may be a strong fit for quick note-taking and voice capture, particularly when speed and convenience matter.
The launch comes as interest in AI meeting assistants continues to grow. Over the past year, several companies have explored different ways to record, summarize, and organize conversations, including standalone devices and smartphone-connected tools. Granola appears to be taking a simpler route by building for a device many users already own, rather than depending on new hardware.
Other dictation and transcription apps have also been moving toward broader meeting note support, including offline and online recording features, as well as Apple Watch compatibility. This reflects a larger trend: professionals want AI tools that fit naturally into their routines, whether they are at a desk, on a call, or walking between meetings.
Granola’s Apple Watch launch also arrives during a period of rapid growth for the company. Earlier this year, Granola reached unicorn status after raising $125 million in a Series C funding round led by Index Ventures. The new Apple Watch app could help the company reach more users who want a lightweight, hands-free way to capture conversations and turn them into useful notes.
With AI note-taking becoming an increasingly important productivity tool, Granola’s move to the Apple Watch could make meeting transcription feel less like a task and more like a background assistant that is always ready when needed.
