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watchOS 27 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 1, SE 2, and Older

Monday June 8, 2026 11:37 am PDT by Hartley Charlton<br>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 equipped with the S9 or S10 chip.

The only Apple Watch models compatible with watchOS 27 are the Apple Watch Series 10, Series 11, Ultra 2, Ultra 3, and SE 3. Despite the fact that the Apple Watch Ultra 2 contains the S9 chip, the Series 9 which contains the same chip will no longer be supported.

The cuts are the biggest loss of latest generation software support for the Apple Watch to date. watchOS 26 supported exactly the same devices as watchOS 11 before it: the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) and later, and all Apple Watch Ultra models. With watchOS 27, Apple is effectively dropping four years' worth of device support in a single software update.

Related Roundups: Apple Watch 11, watchOS 26<br>Buyer's Guide: Apple Watch (Caution)<br>Related Forum: Apple Watch

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Top Rated Comments

ItsASpider<br>21 minutes ago at 11:39 am

That is absolutely brutal. Watch 9 got only 2 OS upgrades.<br>Score: 35 Votes (Like | Disagree)

SmugMaverick<br>21 minutes ago at 11:39 am

Absolute disgrace.<br>Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)

BMox81<br>22 minutes ago at 11:39 am

That's a crazy amount of dropped device support!<br>Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)

ElGrandisimo<br>21 minutes ago at 11:40 am

Hard to believe that the $800 watch I bought less than 4 years ago is no longer supported.<br>Score: 21 Votes (Like | Disagree)

gamerdude<br>19 minutes ago at 11:41 am

Planned obsolescence. Disgusting.

Mother Nature? Where is she now?<br>Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)

radow<br>19 minutes ago at 11:41 am

This is insane. S9 and S10 are basically the same chip!!!<br>Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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