Apple Explains Why watchOS 27 Drops Support for So Many Models — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-explains-why-watchos-27-drops-support-for-so-many-modelsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Apple Cuts Support for Five Watch Models with watchOS 27https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-explains-why-watchos-27-drops-support-for-so-many-modelshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-explains-why-watchos-27-drops-support-for-so-many-models#u7717Mon, 22 Jun 2026 02:26:49 +0000Apple will not provide watchOS 27 to five older Apple Watch models. The company stated that new Siri AI features require the processing power of newer hardware. Unsupported devices will continue to receive basic security updates.What's confirmed:watchOS 27 will not be available on Apple Watch Series 6, 7, 8, SE 2, and the original Apple Watch Ultra.Apple cited the processing power required for new Siri AI features as the reason for dropping support.The update will only support Apple Watch Series 9 and newer, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, and the Apple Watch SE 3.Models lacking watchOS 27 supp