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Apple drops support for a long list of iPads and Apple Watches with latest OS updates

The Verge · Jun 8, 2026, 7:45 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Pour one out for the Apple Watch Series 9. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or i Pad, because otherwise watch OS 27 and i Pad OS 27 won't run on your device. Apple often drops support for older devices with its latest software updates, but this year it's culling even more device generations than ever before. Apple is dropping support for four generations of Apple Watch models in watch OS 27. The latest watch OS update will only be available on Apple Watch Series 10 devices and above, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and above, and Apple Watch SE 3. That means if you have a barely three-year-old Apple Watch Series 9 model then you're out of luck. Likewise, if you purchased the original Apple Watch … Read the full story at The Verge.

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