Apple Watch Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on January 13, 2025
The Apple Watch is a line of smartwatches developed by Apple Inc. It is a touch-screen smartwatch capable of fitness tracking, wireless communication, swappable faces, seamless integration with other Apple products, and much more.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
Discontinued
Supported
Apple Watches use the Apple WatchOS, and hence, are only supported as long as the device supports the respective operating system. The Apple Watch loses support as soon as it no longer supports a newer version of WatchOS.
While some Apple Watches have been discontinued, Apple continues to support them as they are still being used.
The table below lists the smartwatch models and their supported watchOS versions:
| Apple Watch | Supported watchOS version |
|---|---|
| Ultra 2 | 10 |
| Series 9 | 10 |
| Ultra | 9, 10 |
| Series 8 | 9, 10 |
| SE (2nd Gen) | 9, 10 |
| Series 7 | 8, 9, 10 |
| Series 6 | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| SE (1st Gen) | 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Series 5 | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Series 4 | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Series 3 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Series 2 | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Series 1 | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| 1st Gen | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
EOLs