How long will series 3 work? How long will it be supported?

How long will the series 3 watch work? How long will it be supported?

Posted on Oct 13, 2022 8:25 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2022 8:40 AM

As long as you don't use a Series 3 watch on any iPhone which runs iOS 16, it will function. In terms of support, while the watch is still supported, it cannot run anything higher than WatchOS 8.7.1. And the newest WatchOS is WatchOS 9.0.2. Series 3 watch was released 5 years ago, even though Apple continued to sell them up to last year.

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Oct 13, 2022 8:40 AM in response to PamCo60

As long as you don't use a Series 3 watch on any iPhone which runs iOS 16, it will function. In terms of support, while the watch is still supported, it cannot run anything higher than WatchOS 8.7.1. And the newest WatchOS is WatchOS 9.0.2. Series 3 watch was released 5 years ago, even though Apple continued to sell them up to last year.

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