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watchOS 10 is the tenth major release of watchOS for the Apple Watch series developed and distributed by Apple Inc.

Product history[]

watchOS 10 is derived from iOS 17; both were announced on June 5 at the 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference and were released on September 18, 2022.[1]

Supported devices[]

watchOS 10 added support for new models, while maintaining support for all existing models with 64-bit processors. An iPhone XR, XS or later running at least iOS 17 is also required to support the following models:

Release history[]

Version Build Release date Notes
10.0 beta 1 21R5275t 2023-06-05 First developer beta.[2]
10.0 beta 2 21R5295g 2023-06-21 2nd developer beta.[3]
10.0 beta 3 21R5305e 2023-07-05 3rd developer beta.[4]
10.0 beta 4 21R5320i 2023-07-25 4th developer beta.[5]
10.0 beta 5 21R5332f 2023-08-08 5th developer beta.[6]
10.0 beta 6 21R5341c 2023-08-15 6th developer beta.[7]
10.0 beta 7 21R5349b 2023-08-22 7th developer beta.[8]
10.0 beta 8 21R5355a 2023-08-29 8th developer beta.[9]
10.0 RC 21R356 2023-09-12 Release candidate.[10]
10.0 21R356 2023-09-18 First official public release.[11]
10.0.1 21R360 2023-09-21 Bug fixes and security updates.[12]
10.0.2 21R371 2023-09-26 Bug fixes and security updates.[13]
10.1 21S67 2023-10-25 Double tap gesture, NameDrop, access to My Card as a complication, and bug fixes.[14]
10.1.1 21S71 2023-11-07 Bug fixes, including battery drain issue.[15]
10.2 21S364 2023-12-11 Access to Health app data with Siri (Series 9 and later), automatically view Now Playing in proximity to a HomePod 2 or mini playing media, other new features, and bug fixes.[16]
10.3 21S644 2024-01-22 New Unity Bloom watch face and bug fixes.[17]
10.3.1 21S651 2024-02-08 Bug fixes.[18]
10.4 21T216 2024-03-07 Double tap to expand notifications, using Apple Pay with AssistiveTouch requires passcode for security, and bug fixes.[19]
10.5 21T575 2024-05-13 New Pride Radiance watch face and bug fixes.[20]
10.6 21U577 2024-07-29 Bug fixes and security updates.[21]
10.6.1 21U580 2024-08-19 Fixes an issue that may prevent access to Apple Fitness+.[22]

References[]

  1. When is the next Apple event? by Karen Haslam, Macworld. 2024-08-23.
  2. watchOS 10 beta (21R5275t), Apple Developer. 2023-06-05.[DEAD LINK]
  3. watchOS 10 beta 2 (21R5295g), Apple Developer. 2023-06-21.[DEAD LINK]
  4. watchOS 10 beta 3 (21R5305e), Apple Developer. 2023-07-05.[DEAD LINK]
  5. watchOS 10 beta 4 (21R5320i), Apple Developer. 2023-07-25.[DEAD LINK]
  6. watchOS 10 beta 5 (21R5332f), Apple Developer. 2023-08-08.[DEAD LINK]
  7. watchOS 10 beta 6 (21R5341c), Apple Developer. 2023-08-15.[DEAD LINK]
  8. watchOS 10 beta 7 (21R5349b), Apple Developer. 2023-08-22.[DEAD LINK]
  9. watchOS 10 beta 8 (21R5355a), Apple Developer. 2023-08-29.[DEAD LINK]
  10. watchOS 10 Release Candidate (21R356), Apple Developer. 2023-09-12.[DEAD LINK]
  11. watchOS 10 (21R356), Apple Developer. 2023-09-18.[DEAD LINK]
  12. watchOS 10.0.1 (21R360), Apple Developer. 2023-09-21.[DEAD LINK]
  13. watchOS 10.0.2 (21R371), Apple Developer. 2023-09-26.[DEAD LINK]
  14. watchOS 10.1 (21S67), Apple Developer. 2023-10-25.[DEAD LINK]
  15. watchOS 10.1.1 (21S71), Apple Developer. 2023-11-07.[DEAD LINK]
  16. watchOS 10.2 (21S364), Apple Developer. 2023-12-11.[DEAD LINK]
  17. watchOS 10.3 (21S644), Apple Developer. 2024-01-22.[DEAD LINK]
  18. watchOS 10.3.1 (21S651), Apple Developer. 2024-02-08.[DEAD LINK]
  19. watchOS 10.4 (21T216), Apple Developer. 2024-03-07.[DEAD LINK]
  20. watchOS 10.5 (21T576), Apple Developer. 2024-05-13.[DEAD LINK]
  21. watchOS 10.6 (21U577), Apple Developer. 2024-07-29.[DEAD LINK]
  22. watchOS 10.6.1 (21U580), Apple Developer. 2024-08-19.

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