Apple today confirmed that watchOS 27 will not support the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra (first generation), or Apple Watch SE (second generation), effectively drawing a line at devices ...

Apple has released its next major update for Apple Watch users: watchOS 27 is rolling out now. Here’s what’s new.

Apple today seeded the eighth beta of watchOS 27 to developers, with the update coming a week after the launch of the seventh beta. The beta can be downloaded through the Watch app on the iPhone with ...

Apple announced a surprisingly restrictive compatibility list for watch OS 27 at WWDC 2026, dropping support for six previous models, including the Apple Watch Series ...

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At the ongoing Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC 2026), Apple took the covers off its newest watch-focused operating system — watchOS 27. As is the case with major software updates, the new ...

WatchOS 27 won’t support the Series 8, released in 2022. WatchOS 27 won’t support the Series 8, released in 2022. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday put a supercharged Siri in the spotlight, but the ripple effects of that upgrade will likely be felt most on the Apple Watch — if you have a new enough model, that is.

WWDC 2026 brought the usual wave of software announcements, and watchOS 27 was among them. The update is scheduled to arrive this fall with expanded Siri integration and new Apple Intelligence ...

Apple’s WWDC 2026 keynote left a lot of Apple Watch owners with a homework assignment, and a smaller group with a shopping decision they did not expect to make this summer. The watchOS 27 ...

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