With the release of watchOS 11, Apple will no longer support the Apple Watch Series 4 smartwatch, introduced in 2018, with current software updates. In this respect reports MacRumors post citing iPhoneSoft source.
After five years of receiving the latest software updates, the Apple Watch Series 3 lost support with the release of watchOS 9 in 2022. Last year’s watchOS 10 update was compatible with all of the same Apple Watch models as watchOS 9. However, a new rumor claims that watchOS 11 will drop support for the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple’s oldest currently supported smartwatch.
Thus, the following models can be updated to watchOS 11: Apple Watch Series 6 (2020), Apple Watch Series 7 (2021), Apple Watch Series 8 (2022), Apple Watch Series 9 (2023), Apple Watch SE 1 (2020), Apple Watch SE 2 (2022), Apple Watch Ultra (2022) and Apple Watch Ultra 2 (2023).
Apple Watch Series 4 launched alongside the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in 2018, introducing the first redesign of the device, a larger display, twice the storage, fall detection, and ECG features.
iOS 17 dropped support for the iPhone X last year, but iOS 18 is said to support the same models as its predecessor. Apple is expected to introduce watchOS 11, iOS 18 and other next-generation software updates at WWDC on June 10, 2024.
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