The series 3
series 3 will be four years old and it is the only watch without a 64-but CPU
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watchOS 9 Drops Support for Apple Watch Series 3
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Yet they are letting everyone change their colors and fonts on iOS 16 now.
I used to be a runner til I was sidelined with a rare joint tumor. Seeing these updates makes me even more hopeful for a full recovery. I can cycle so use the HR monitor to find zones and stay within them. Will be nice to program the watch to my zones and have it show me at a glance instead of having to think about it during a ride/run.
Ah yes, I have seen some very old devices get security updates even after the OS had already moved forward without then. I think iOS 9 on my iPod and iPad is the one I’m thinking of.
should’ve been discontinued 2 years ago. the jump from s3 to s4 was that big it’s not even funny. embarrassing they still sold the s3 even a long time ago
Want the new features also had an issue where it would randomly shut off during my runs including one 10km where I was going to break my personal best time where I was letting it all out on the 9th km last fall. I almost ran it over with my car that same day cuz of this🥲
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The Series 3 should've retired when the SE was released. Wanted to hit that $199 price point I guess. Now they are going to have recent purchasers feeling shafted. It should immediately be discontinued.
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Apple having audacity to still sell Series 3 despite this announcement. Yikes!
I can only assume Apple is waiting for AW Series 8 to launch before Series 3 is finally gone for good.
Series 4 is the "old" model that should have stayed in the lineup. But obviously, that can't happen with a product segmentation strategy as aggressive as Apple's.
But let's rejoice in the fact that there's probably a lot of changes coming to the AW lineup this year -Series 7* and Series 3 get dropped? Maybe a new AW SE 2? Two different iterations of Series 8? Exciting!
*not from updates, just from the lineup to makes Series 8 look better.
I can only assume Apple is waiting for AW Series 8 to launch before Series 3 is finally gone for good.
Series 4 is the "old" model that should have stayed in the lineup. But obviously, that can't happen with a product segmentation strategy as aggressive as Apple's.
But let's rejoice in the fact that there's probably a lot of changes coming to the AW lineup this year -Series 7* and Series 3 get dropped? Maybe a new AW SE 2? Two different iterations of Series 8? Exciting!
*not from updates, just from the lineup to makes Series 8 look better.
Lord have mercy on the soul that isn't in the know and buys this in 2022 thinking it's a decent option.Yup. Still selling right now AFTER the store is up again. 🤣Apple Watch
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And shame on Apple for selling it. Especially that!
In another thread I told a guy don’t waste $60 on a S3……he bought it and people thought there was no good reason to not buy it. Well….I told you so. The 3 was the biggest scam running. They must have over produced it or spent to much on R&D for it. Keeping it alive for that long was so dumb.
It's obviously done to ensure some base level of legibility and usability which could easily be ruined if you let users change anything they wanted.
Another one of the typical limitations you get with Apple products.
Then again, I'm not convinced the majority of AW users truly need more customisation to AW watch faces.
I can't imagine how the genius at Apple Store be doing their job when someone wants to buy the lowest price Apple watch now. 🤣
Not surprised since the Series 3 released back in 2017.
Ah well, i was planning to upgrade to a new Apple Watch Series model next year anyways.
Ah well, i was planning to upgrade to a new Apple Watch Series model next year anyways.
Yeah I can't remember them ever selling a product that had already been taken off the support page for an OS even an upcoming OS.
Wow, what a shame.Yup. Still selling right now AFTER the store is up again. 🤣Apple Watch
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Is it? Today would have been the perfect opportunity to stop selling it if that were the case.
It's the last ANY customer facing Apple processor to use 32 bit. macOS, iOS/iPadOS & tvOS all went 64 bit only many years ago. It might be the last one period although I can't comment on stuff like BridgeOS or other embedded code since I don't know. It must have been a PITA the keep a 32 bit version of the common Apple code base around just for that product.
And it is weird that it's still being sold now knowing it will be deprecated from software releases in a few months. I can't think of another time that's happened with an Apple product....usually there are a few years of updates AFTER the product is discontinued. But my daughter's S3 is so difficult to manage because of the slowness that I don't think I'll mind getting her a new one.