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:
- Apple Watch Series 4
- Apple Watch Series 5
- Apple Watch SE (1st generation)
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Series 9 (new model)
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 (new model)
Release history[]
Version | Build | Release date | Notes |
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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[]
- ↑ When is the next Apple event? by Karen Haslam, Macworld. 2024-08-23.
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta (21R5275t), Apple Developer. 2023-06-05.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 2 (21R5295g), Apple Developer. 2023-06-21.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 3 (21R5305e), Apple Developer. 2023-07-05.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 4 (21R5320i), Apple Developer. 2023-07-25.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 5 (21R5332f), Apple Developer. 2023-08-08.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 6 (21R5341c), Apple Developer. 2023-08-15.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 7 (21R5349b), Apple Developer. 2023-08-22.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 beta 8 (21R5355a), Apple Developer. 2023-08-29.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 Release Candidate (21R356), Apple Developer. 2023-09-12.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10 (21R356), Apple Developer. 2023-09-18.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.0.1 (21R360), Apple Developer. 2023-09-21.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.0.2 (21R371), Apple Developer. 2023-09-26.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.1 (21S67), Apple Developer. 2023-10-25.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.1.1 (21S71), Apple Developer. 2023-11-07.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.2 (21S364), Apple Developer. 2023-12-11.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.3 (21S644), Apple Developer. 2024-01-22.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.3.1 (21S651), Apple Developer. 2024-02-08.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.4 (21T216), Apple Developer. 2024-03-07.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.5 (21T576), Apple Developer. 2024-05-13.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.6 (21U577), Apple Developer. 2024-07-29.[DEAD LINK]
- ↑ watchOS 10.6.1 (21U580), Apple Developer. 2024-08-19.
See also[]
- iOS 17
- iPadOS 17
- macOS Sonoma (version 14)
- tvOS 17
External links[]
- watchOS 10 at Apple
- watchOS 10 Preview (archived 2023-06-05)
- Get ready for watchOS 10 at Apple Developer (archived 2024-06-09)
- About watchOS 10 Updates at Apple Support
- watchOS 10 at 9to5Mac
- watchOS 10 at MacRumors
- watchOS 10 at the BetaWiki
- watchOS 10 at Wikipedia
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