Apple watchOS

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watchOS is Apple’s mobile operating system for its Apple Watches. It is based on iOS, and introduced in 2015.

Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
11 2 months and 3 weeks ago
(16 Sep 2024)
 Yes Yes 11.1
(28 Oct 2024)
10 1 year and 2 months ago
(18 Sep 2023)
 Ended 2 months and 3 weeks ago
(16 Sep 2024)
 Yes 10.6.1
(19 Aug 2024)
9 2 years and 3 months ago
(12 Sep 2022)
 Ended 1 year and 2 months ago
(18 Sep 2023)
 Ended 1 year and 2 months ago
(22 Sep 2023)
 9.6.3
(21 Sep 2023)
8 3 years ago
(20 Sep 2021)
 Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(12 Sep 2022)
 Ended 2 years and 2 months ago
(22 Sep 2022)
 8.8.1
(21 Jun 2023)
7 4 years ago
(16 Sep 2020)
 Ended 3 years ago
(20 Sep 2021)
 Ended 3 years ago
(11 Oct 2021)
 7.6.2
(13 Sep 2021)
6 5 years ago
(19 Sep 2019)
 Ended 4 years ago
(16 Sep 2020)
 Ended 4 years ago
(16 Sep 2020)
 6.3
(14 Dec 2020)
5 6 years ago
(17 Sep 2018)
 Ended 5 years ago
(19 Sep 2019)
 Ended 5 years ago
(30 Sep 2019)
 5.3.9
(05 Nov 2020)
4 7 years ago
(19 Sep 2017)
 Ended 6 years ago
(17 Sep 2018)
 Ended 6 years ago
(27 Sep 2018)
 4.3.2
(09 Jul 2018)
3 8 years ago
(13 Sep 2016)
 Ended 7 years ago
(19 Sep 2017)
 Ended 7 years ago
(04 Oct 2017)
 3.2.3
(19 Jul 2017)

Major versions of watchOS are released annually, with the previous major version losing support.

Apple publishes a Compatibility Table for supported combinations of iPhone, iOS, watchOS.

More information is available on the Apple watchOS website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

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