{"id":628142,"date":"2026-06-08T21:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628142\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:12:09","slug":"apple-drops-support-for-a-long-list-of-apple-watches-and-ipads-with-latest-os-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/628142\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple drops support for a long list of Apple Watches and iPads with latest OS updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">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<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Apple is dropping support for four generations of Apple Watch models in watchOS 27. According to Apple\u2019s website, the latest watchOS update <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/os\/watchos\/?version=no-hero\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will only be available<\/a> on Apple Watch Series 10 devices and above, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and above, and Apple Watch SE 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">That means if you have a nearly three-year-old Apple Watch Series 9 model then you\u2019re out of luck. Likewise, if you purchased the original Apple Watch Ultra in 2022, there won\u2019t be any watchOS 27 update waiting for you this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Over on the iPad side, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/os\/ipados\/?version=no-hero#:~:text=is%20compatible%20with-,these%20devices,-.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPadOS 27 cuts support for<\/a> 3rd-generation iPad Air models and 8th generation regular iPad models. iPad Pro owners will also need a 4th generation 12.9-inch model or above, or a 2nd generation 11-inch model and above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Both watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 include an improved version of Siri, dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/942416\/apple-siri-ai-update-wwdc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siri AI<\/a>. This might explain why watchOS 27 is only available on the watch models that support Apple Intelligence. Surprisingly, Apple is maintaining support for its iPhone 11 models with iOS 27 later this year. This means an iPhone from 2019 is supported by its latest OS updates, but an Apple Watch from 2022 isn\u2019t. Make it make sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Correction, June 8th: An earlier version of this article misstated which iPads would receive iPadOS 27. The 4th-generation (A14) and 5th-generation (M1) iPad Air are supported, not unsupported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or iPad, because otherwise watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 won\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[304,59,50,227,86,56,54,55,153872],"class_list":["post-628142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-gb","tag-news","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wwdc-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}