Wondering whether your Apple Watch is compatible with watchOS 5? Here's what you need to know.
You've got an Apple Watch, and you're wondering whether your Apple Watch will be able to download the update when it arrives on September 17. You want to be able to use all of the new features, including improvements to activity and health monitoring, the new Siri face, and more.
The short answer is probably. Your Apple Watch will most likely run watchOS 5.
The longer answer is this: watchOS 5 is the first release of watchOS to drop support for an Apple Watch model. Specifically, watchOS 5 does not support the original Apple Watch originally released in 2015. If you have an Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2 (both released in 2016), or Series 3 (2017), you'll be able to update your watch. And the new Apple Watch Series 4 will, of course, come with watchOS 5 pre-installed. Be aware that, in order to download watchOS 5, you'll need an iPhone running iOS 12.
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