{"id":547405,"date":"2026-06-21T23:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/547405\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T23:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:36:11","slug":"apple-explains-why-watchos-27-drops-support-for-apple-watch-series-6-7-8-and-ultra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/547405\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple explains why watchOS 27 drops support for Apple Watch series 6, 7, 8 and Ultra"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has explained its decision to end watchOS 27<\/a> support for five Apple Watch models, saying the move is necessary to deliver the performance required for new artificial intelligence-powered features and an upgraded Siri experience.<\/p>\n

The company confirmed that the Apple Watch Series 6<\/a>, Series 7, Series 8, Apple Watch SE (2nd generation), and the original Apple Watch Ultra<\/a> will not receive watchOS 27.<\/p>\n

As per Mac Rumours, these devices will continue to receive security updates but will not gain access to the latest software features.<\/p>\n

The decision marks a significant shift for the Apple Watch lineup, with Apple effectively ending support for three years’ worth of devices in a single software update, an unprecedented move for the product category.<\/p>\n

As per Mac Rumours, Cait Dooley, Apple Watch and Health product marketing manager, said the cutoff was driven by performance considerations.<\/p>\n

“With every software release across every single one of our platforms, we always want to ensure that you have the best experience, so we make power and performance a priority. The great new features in watchOS, including the capabilities of Siri AI<\/a> and the new tap gesture, work best with the processing power that is in Apple Watch Series 9 and later, Ultra 2 and later, and SE 3,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Dooley also clarified that older Apple Watch models paired with iPhones running the latest software will continue to function normally and receive security updates.<\/p>\n

Apple is positioning watchOS 27 as a major step forward for Siri on the wrist.<\/p>\n

According to David Clark, senior director of watchOS software engineering, one of the software update’s key goals is to “expand the intelligence story on Apple Watch and make it a true co-partner to Apple Intelligence.”<\/p>\n

Clark noted that the Apple Watch is often “the most convenient way to interact with Siri” because it remains accessible throughout the day and can be used in situations where a user’s hands are occupied.<\/p>\n

“We really wanted to make sure the Siri experience is a singular and consistent experience, whether I decide to ask Siri on my wrist a question, or whether I have my phone in my hand and I decide to interact with Siri there. We really wanted to feel like it’s one Siri, that has access to your data and is able to personalize it in a consistent way,” he said.<\/p>\n

To illustrate the vision, Clark described a scenario in which a user asks Siri on their Apple Watch for a recipe’s ingredients while shopping.<\/p>\n

The same information can later be accessed on an iPhone in a more readable format, creating a seamless cross-device experience. Clark described this capability as a “superpower.”<\/p>\n

watchOS 27 is currently available as a developer beta. Apple is expected to release a public beta next month, ahead of the software’s official launch in the fall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has explained its decision to end watchOS 27 support for five Apple Watch models, saying the move…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[258],"tags":[214660,234727,234725,234726,195998,931,18,282,19,17,214861,82,217898],"class_list":["post-547405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-apple-watch-features","tag-apple-watch-se-2nd-generation","tag-apple-watch-series-6","tag-apple-watch-series-7","tag-apple-watch-series-8","tag-apple-watch-ultra","tag-eire","tag-gadgets","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-siri-ai","tag-technology","tag-watchos-27"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116790728453881478","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}