Whenever Apple announces a new system upgrade, some old devices will be phased out gradually, from initially being able to install the system but missing some functions, to finally being unable to upgrade the new system at all. In this process, only discontinued and discontinued product models often appear, but there was a rare situation at the WWDC22 conference held last night, and the products in the spot sale on Apple’s official website will not be able to upgrade the new system.
Spot models do not support the new system
Currently on sale on Apple’s official website, the Apple Watch Series 3, priced from HK$1,499, is not among the upgrades to watchOS 9, so buying this cheapest Apple Watch now will not be able to enjoy watchOS 9’s feature updates and last night’s updates. New features published. Apple Watch models that support watchOS 9 include Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5, Series 6, Series 7, and Apple Watch SE.
Also pay attention to whether the iPhone can be upgraded
In addition, watchOS 9 also needs to be used with iPhones with iOS 16 or newer. In other words, only iPhone 8 and iPhone SE (2nd generation) and later iPhone models are compatible.
▲ watchOS 9 has a lot of improvements and new features
▲ Apple Watch Series 3 is one of the rare products on sale that cannot be upgraded to a new system.
source:macrumors