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watchOS 11 Drops Support for These Apple Watch Models

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As was rumored, watchOS 11 drops support for the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5, and first-generation Apple Watch SE, according to Apple's website.

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The update is compatible with all other models, including the Apple Watch Series 6 and beyond:

  • Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
    Apple Watch Series 6
  • Apple Watch Series 7
  • Apple Watch Series 8
  • Apple Watch Series 9
  • Apple Watch Ultra
  • Apple Watch Ultra 2

Even though the Series 5 has an S5 chip, it has the same processor as the S4 chip in the Series 4, so it is not too surprising that Apple dropped support for these models simultaneously. Key changes with the Series 5 compared to the Series 4 included an always-on display option, increased storage, and a compass.

watchOS 11 continues to work with a paired iPhone XS or newer. A developer beta is available starting today, and a public beta will follow in July.

The general public can expect watchOS 11 to be released in September.

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One thing I've seen with the Apple Watch is that, more than any other device, if it's even a few generations old -- it's painfully slow to sync/unsync, upgrade, erase, etc.

I know they're miniature compared to phones and the constraints on the wrist are enormous because of size and cooling considerations alone, but they really gotta make that a lot less painful.
 
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A bit disappointing at the S5 since that's the real last big update for the Apple Watch, but hopefully that means that the next version will finally offer major new features like body temp, blood pressure monitoring and even slightly better battery life.
 
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So models bought in 2019 are now obsolete by September. 5 years. I guess it’s not terrible when you consider it’s a digital device. By this point the batteries in those should be pretty much dead anyway, or get terrible battery life.
 
WOW, I understand not supporting Series 4 but I’d be pissed if I was a Series 5 owner.

But it makes sense since Apple decided to release a new model with the same CPU as a previous generation.
 
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very weird. watch os 11 didn't even get a new face (the photo face doesn't count, sorry) and the new Siri is not at all available
 
In hindsight, it’s handy that I recently upgraded from series 4 to Ultra 2 due to its battery life. Glad it’ll still work as a backup, but I don’t see myself using it much any more.
 
Will my complications still work? Ok, I'm good here.

I'm ride or die with my titanium 5...well, unless they make another in a reasonable size.
 
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Miltz said:
So models bought in 2019 are now obsolete by September. 5 years. I guess it’s not terrible when you consider it’s a digital device. By this point the batteries in those should be pretty much dead anyway, or get terrible battery life.
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they are not OBSOLETE, they still can run watchOS 10 for years ...
 
JSRinUK said:
In hindsight, it’s handy that I recently upgraded from series 4 to Ultra 2 due to its battery life. Glad it’ll still work as a backup, but I don’t see myself using it much any more.
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use it for sleep tracking?
 
rotvaldi said:
What a ******** to kill watches at 4 years… dude the SE 1st gen came out same as S6 like forreal
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The Apple Watch Series 5, which will be the most recent Apple Watch to not be supported, will be 5 years old when watchOS 11 launches, not 4. The SE yes.
 
To be fair, there’s nothing to get excited about with the latest WatchOS, so it’s not like being ineligible to upgrade is really that big a deal. Watch will still work and you’ll be on the last decent update anyway.
 
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