watchOS end of life: end of support by version
Apple · Operating Systems
For watchOS by Apple, patchletter knows 10 support cycles. 9 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of watchOS is 26.6. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 26/08/2026.
When does support end for which watchOS version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 26.6 | no date on record | supported |
| 11 | 11.6.2 | 346 days ago | End of Life |
| 10 | 10.6.2 | 710 days ago | End of Life |
| 9 | 9.6.4 | 1074 days ago | End of Life |
| 8 | 8.8.2 | 1445 days ago | End of Life |
| 7 | 7.6.2 | 1802 days ago | End of Life |
| 6 | 6.3.1 | 2171 days ago | End of Life |
| 5 | 5.3.10 | 2534 days ago | End of Life |
| 4 | 4.3.2 | 2901 days ago | End of Life |
| 3 | 3.2.3 | 3264 days ago | End of Life |
Which watchOS versions no longer receive security updates?
9 of 10 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- watchOS 1111.6.2
- watchOS 1010.6.2
- watchOS 99.6.4
- watchOS 88.8.2
- watchOS 77.6.2
- watchOS 66.3.1
- watchOS 55.3.10
- watchOS 44.3.2
- watchOS 33.2.3
Where does the EOL data for watchOS come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the watchOS data is as of 26/08/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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