Ugh excuse me!? My 3 year old Ultra is not getting an update while iphones from like a decade ago will?
WTF tim apple
12:30 PM · Jun 8, 2026 · 2.1K Views
Apple confirms watchOS 27 drops support for Apple Watch Series 9, first-generation Ultra, and SE 2
The update requires a paired iPhone running iOS 27.
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Many users objected to watchOS 27 dropping support for recent models like the Series 9, Ultra 1, and SE 2, calling the cuts insane, crazy, and unnecessary for devices only a few years old.
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Engadget@engadget
Apple just confirmed that the Watch Series 9 will, despite what its website currently says, support watchOS 27
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Almadweb@almadweb
@JustHereForHelp @MacRumors Could you install it ?
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Daniel 🅿️@BadHombreDaniel
@9to5mac @mvcmendes My series 8 is unsupported that’s crazy
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🇨🇦Walter MacVane👀🇨🇦@EcoHeliGuy
@MacRumors Did Tim Cook sport an unreleased Apple Watch. Looks like an “air” design
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Ege Sucu@EgeSucuX
@realappleben @J3nX24 @taylorswift13en @MacRumors @HurricaneImelda Don't know if it'll brick or not, but currently installing
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TotallyJOS@TotallyJOS
@9to5mac @mvcmendes Idk why they dropped support for the series 8 and 9 they still had a few years left
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Jon Podner@jonpodner
@MacRumors This can’t be right…we need an explanation here. I was planning on getting a new watch anyway perhaps the ultra 3? But will it last longer than three years?
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Jenny@J3nX24
@MacRumors @HurricaneImelda Something has to be wrong here. My iPhone shows WatchOS 27 beta for my Series 9.
Let‘s hope Apples compatibility list is wrong for once
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Robert H@LavaVex
@MacRumors RIP Ultra 1 owners
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Daniel Ammann@derx05
@MacRumors Possible logical answer for all upset people here: All dropped models (6-9, Ultra, SE) are on the older architecture without an neural engine. Probably OS 27 has no new features except AI so they decided keeping it up is worthless the effort since old chips don't get anything new
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Ege Sucu@EgeSucuX
@J3nX24 @taylorswift13en @MacRumors @HurricaneImelda Yup, I'm making sure to see it installs but currently, it's "preparing" for the install
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The Life of a Showgirl ⸆⸉@taylorswift13en
@J3nX24 @MacRumors @HurricaneImelda It’s just a bug I’m afraid … even if you select the watchOS 27 beta no new update will appear 😳
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Avarosa@SterFl
@MacRumors It's a joke for the S9 chip when it actually has the same speed as S11 but dropped after just 3 years 🤡🤡🤡
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JiM.FDV@JiMFDV
@9to5mac @mvcmendes Series 9 not supported?! What kind of joke is that?!
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Emmanuel@Emmiswith2ms
@MacRumors People who bought their SE 2 in August 2025 💀
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Ege Sucu@EgeSucuX
@MacRumors
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OZ@Fuzion_shadow69
@MacRumors What?! That can’t be right
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TheTechMonk@The_Tech_Monk
@MacRumors Why not series 9 and ultra 1 when it's the same hardware? @Apple 💔
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Petr Ruzicka@petr_ruzicka
@MacRumors Ultra 1? WTF? 3 years old?
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W. United@WdxUnited
@MacRumors The Apple Watch Series 9 came out in 2023, and I bought it with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. This is crazy. watchOS 27 isn’t bringing anything new.
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