Granola launches Apple Watch app to bring AI note-taking directly to your wrist

Granola Brings AI Note-Taking to Apple Watch

Granola has launched a free Apple Watch app designed to record meetings and transcribe workplace conversations directly from users' wrists1

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. The AI note-taking platform, which became a unicorn earlier this year with a $125 million Series C round led by Index Ventures, is positioning the wearable as a less intrusive way to capture in-person interactions1

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. Users can set Granola as one of their watch faces to start transcribing at any time, with a one-tap interface that confirms recording with a green screen and sound2

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Capturing Workplace Conversations Without Smartphones

Co-founder and CEO Chris Pedregal told TechCrunch that the Apple Watch app addresses a specific use case: capturing conversations without having to take your phone out of your pocket. This proves particularly useful during walking one-on-one meetings, whiteboard sessions, coffee meetings, and impromptu office conversations2

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. When Granola tested its app with employees who had Apple Watches, a significant portion of their mobile usage shifted from iOS to the Watch1

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From Desktop to Wrist: Granola's Expansion Strategy

Granola has traveled from Mac to iPhone and now to Apple Watch, creating a comprehensive ecosystem for AI-powered meeting notes2

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. On desktop, the platform captures system audio from services like Zoom, Google Meet, and FaceTime without sending a meeting bot into calls. It combines transcription with user-typed notes to produce summaries, decisions, and action items. The app requires a paired iPhone and watchOS 11 or later, with audio syncing through the iPhone where Granola can record, transcribe, and structure notes accessible across mobile and desktop platforms3

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Building Searchable Company Memory

Pedregal's vision extends beyond personal note-taking to transform conversation transcripts into searchable company memory3

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. When announcing the company's Series C funding in March, which valued Granola at $1.5 billion, Pedregal described conversation transcripts as "the richest source of context for what's happening across your company"3

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. The company has expanded from a personal note-taking tool into an enterprise platform designed to put that context to work across organizations.

Apple Watch Emerges as an AI Device

The launch signals a broader trend of Apple Watch becoming an AI device for productivity applications2

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. Apple's watchOS 27 introduces a more capable Siri AI experience and a dedicated Siri app that collects conversations and lets users move between iPhone and Apple Watch2

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. Granola's arrival suggests third-party developers see potential for bringing AI tools to the wrist. Dictation app Monologue earlier this year also added support for meeting note-taking with Apple Watch support1

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. However, the expansion also raises privacy questions about recording workplace conversations from increasingly discreet devices3

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. The app can trigger reminders for scheduled meetings and includes offline recording capabilities, with syncing notes happening later through the paired iPhone3

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