Apple Watch Series 9 Mistakenly Left Off watchOS 27 Compatibility List

Apple contiguous confirmed that the Apple Watch Series 9 is compatible with watchOS 27, aft the instrumentality was mistakenly omitted from the software's authoritative compatibility page.


Apple updated its website instantly pursuing its WWDC 2026 keynote, and the watchOS 27 leafage listed a shorter compatibility list than galore users expected: the Apple Watch SE 3, Series 10, Series 11, Ultra 2, and Ultra 3. That would person meant watchOS 27 dropped enactment for the Apple Watch Series 9, contempt some the Series 9 and Ultra 2 containing the aforesaid S9 chip.

Shortly aft Apple released watchOS 27 developer beta 1, Apple Watch Series 9 owners began reporting that they were capable to download, install, and tally the beta connected their devices. Apple confirmed to MacRumors that the Series 9 omission was an error, and that the instrumentality is so supported. Apple's website has since been corrected.

watchOS 27 inactive drops support for the Apple Watch Series 6, Series 7, and Series 8, on with the archetypal Ultra and SE 2, a important chopped that makes it the largest single-year driblet successful Apple Watch bundle enactment to date. The update introduces a caller Siri AI app, caller workout information insights, Spanish enactment for Workout Buddy, and more.
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