watchOS 9 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 3

[MacRumors]

watchOS 9 has officially dropped support for the Apple Watch Series 3, as it will only be compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 and later.

watchOS 9 includes several refinements to the Workout app, sleep tracking, and new and updated watch faces. watchOS 9 developer beta will be available later today and for public beta testers in July.

Article Link: watchOS 9 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 3

 

[JCCL]

Well....wasn't Apple selling the Series 3 as of yesterday?

 

[_Spinn_]

Finally! The 3 needed to go.

 

[fwmireault]

Is there a precedent of apple dropping OS support for a product that is still being sold in their store?

 

[Paradoxally]

Now make the Series 5 the base model.

 

[DanteHicks79]

And yet, still no option create your own detailed, custom Watch faces...

 

[Paradoxally]

And yet, still no option create your own detailed, custom Watch faces...

That isn't likely. Apple wants every device to have that "Apple UI feel" while allowing limited customization.

 

[rizzo41999]

I'm still rocking my 3LTE LOL! Finally, it's time to upgrade. For me, a watch isn't meant to be upgraded every year. Personal opinion, no judgement otherwise.

 

[Minato1990]

I’m dropping my series 4 in the trash too come this fall

 

[dannyyankou]

Meanwhile they're still selling it. Lol.

 

[iHorseHead]

Good thing I didn't buy it. I was thinking about it. I was sure it'll be dropped on watchOS 10

 

[TheRoadRunner]

Good riddance to the Series 3. Should have been dropped before. Having to reset your device to install updates is ridiculous!

 

[james2538]

Honestly it's kind of messed up to drop iOS support for a product that they were still selling as of yesterday (and maybe still will today). If someone bought a 3 they should get updates for at least a year.

This says something more about Apple still selling an ancient model rather than dropping support for older hardware.

 

[jezbd1997]

Now make the Series 5 the base model.

? the series 5 uses the exact same cpu as the series 4. and SE. they still work perfectly fine

 

[TKSX]

Honestly it's kind of messed up to drop iOS support for a product that they were still selling as of yesterday (and maybe still will today). If someone bought a 3 they should get updates for at least a year.

This says something more about Apple still selling an ancient model rather than dropping support for older hardware.

Yes it is not pretty. Keep in mind that the 3 series is a couple of years old already. You can't expect to receive updates when you buy a 3 year old product though.

 

[jezbd1997]

I’m dropping my series 4 in the trash too come this fall

why? they still work great. i use an s6 and s4 and can hardly tell the difference

 

[xDKP]

YES!! As an avid runner the updates here looked simply amazing! Intervals and pulse training !

 

[vipergts2207]

Yes it is not pretty. Keep in mind that the 3 series is a couple of years old already. You can't expect to receive updates when you buy a 3 year old product though.

A couple years? Try 5. Apple should’ve discontinued it last year.

 

[oofio2461]

will apple still sell it on it's website? (Also 4 years for a Apple Watch while the 6s is still supported on ios 16?)

 

[NightFlight]

This should have been discontinued over a year ago. Bad move to drop support for a product you were just selling to consumers.

 

[james2538]

Yes it is not pretty. Keep in mind that the 3 series is a couple of years old already. You can't expect to receive updates when you buy a 3 year old product though.

Actually almost 5 years, Series 3 released September 2017.

Not everyone walking into a store knows it's an old product though. I doubt the sales associates are mentioning the age.

 

[honglong1976]

Still for sale?

 

[anzio]

So weird that it’s still available for sale. Still curious if that’s a first.

 

[fredrik9]

Maybe they’ll still update security for a year or so but no features?

 

[gah5037]

Holy crap its still for sale after the presentation....