I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or iPad, because otherwise watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 won\u2019t run on your device. Apple often drops support for older devices with its latest software updates, but this year it\u2019s culling even more device generations than ever before.<\/p>\n
Apple is dropping support for at least three generations of Apple Watch models in watchOS 27. Apple\u2019s website initially stated that the latest watchOS update would only be available<\/a> on Apple Watch Series 10 devices and above, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and above, and Apple Watch SE 3. Apple later updated the listing to include the Series 9. We\u2019ve also seen reports of people successfully installing the watchOS 27 developer beta on the first-generation Watch Ultra<\/a>, though it doesn\u2019t appear on the list. We\u2019ve asked Apple for confirmation on which models are supported.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a surprise support cull for Apple Watch models, which consumers certainly don\u2019t refresh as much as an iPhone. WatchOS 26, released a year ago, supported Apple Watch Series 6 and later, as well as Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) and later, and all Apple Watch Ultra models. This was the same list of devices as watchOS 11. Even if the first-gen Watch Ultra is still supported in watchOS 27, that still means owners of the Series 6, 7, and 8, as well as the Watch SE (2nd gen), are out of luck.<\/p>\n