Apple’s WWDC 2026 brought Siri AI, iOS 27 performance updates, stronger parental controls, Xcode 27, and Apple Watch cuts. The post 10 Biggest Apple WWDC 2026 Announcements: Siri AI, watchOS 27, and More appeared first on TechRepublic .
While watchOS 27 didn’t get much stage time during WWDC 2026, the next Apple Watch software update still packs some great new features. Here’s everything new coming to Apple Watch this fall so far.
Beta versions of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS are available to download if you have a developer account.
watchOS 27 drops support for Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra 1, SE 2, and older models as Apple brings Siri AI to newer devices. The post watchOS 27 Drops Support for Several Apple Watches, Affecting Millions of Users appeared first on TechRepublic .
The biggest WatchOS 27 upgrade could finally make Siri useful on the wrist. But most older watches are being forced to sit this one out.
Although watchOS 27 drops support for several older Apple Watch models, Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that one compatible model was mistakenly left out of its official list. Here are the details.
Update, 5:11 p. m. ET: Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that watchOS 27 will run on Apple Watch Series 9.