Apple drops support for a long list of Apple Watches with latest OS updates

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Apple drops support for a long list of Apple Watches with latest OS updates
Woman looking at new color background on watchOS 9 watchface on Series 8.
So long, Series 8. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or iPad, because otherwise watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 won't run on your device. Apple often drops support for older devices with its latest software updates, but this year it's culling even more device generations than ever before.

Apple is dropping support for at least three generations of Apple Watch models in watchOS 27. According to Apple's website, the latest watchOS update will only be available on Apple Watch Series 10 devices and above, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and above, and Apple Watch SE 3. That list may be incomplete; we've seen reports of people successfully installing the watchOS 27 developer bet …

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