The biggest WatchOS 27 upgrade could finally make Siri useful on the wrist. But most older watches are being forced to sit this one out.
watchOS 27 Drops Support for Several Apple Watches, Affecting Millions of Users
OS 27 drops support for Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra 1, SE 2, and older models as Apple brings Siri AI to newer devices.
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Apple announces watchOS 27 updates: Siri AI, dynamic app grid
Apple's watchOS 27 is available as a developer beta now, and it will arrive to end users this fall. Look for a public watchOS 27 beta in July. For more WWDC 2026 news, follow our live blog to see all of the latest announcements and surprises from the annual Apple event.
Apple is dropping support for some pretty modern Watch models
The counterpoint to the hoopla over fresh versions of the software due out in the fall is the ever-shifting cutoff line for which older models of hardware won't support that new hotness. We already ...
Apple just made about a million Apple Watches obsolete
Macworld Any Apple Watch fan watching Monday’s WWDC keynote had to be disappointed. For one, Craig Federighi barely mentioned the platform, with the first mention of anything new coming nearly an hour ...
watchOS 27 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra 1, SE 2, and Older
Apple today confirmed that watchOS 27 will not support the Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra (first generation), or Apple Watch SE (second generation), effectively drawing a line at devices ...