Apple drops support for a long list of Apple Watches and iPads with latest OS updates

Pour one out for the Apple Watch Ultra. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or iPad, because otherwise watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 won't run on your device. Apple often drops support for older devices with its latest software updates, but this year it's culling even more device generations than ever before. Apple is dropping support for four generations of Apple Watch models in watchOS 27. According to Apple's website, the latest watchOS update will only be available on Apple Watch Series 10 devices and above, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and above, and Apple Watch SE 3. That means if you have a nearly three-year-old Apple Watch Series 9 model, then you're out of luck. Likewise, if you pu …

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