watchOS 8 is the eighth major release of watchOS for the Apple Watch series developed and distributed by Apple Inc.
Product history
watchOS 8 is derived from iOS 15; both were announced on June 7 at the 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference and released on September 20, 2021.[3][4]
Supported models
Models that could run watchOS 7 are supported by watchOS 8, though not all features may be available on older models. An iPhone 6S or later running at least iOS 15 are also required to support the following models.
- Apple Watch Series 3 (limited support)
- Apple Watch Series 4
- Apple Watch Series 5
- Apple Watch SE
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7 (new model)
References
- ↑ watchOS 8.6 (19T572), Apple Developer. 2022-05-16.
- ↑ watchOS 8.7 beta 3 (19U5046b), Apple Developer. 2022-06-14.
- ↑ Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, MacOS 12 and everything we expect by Patrick Holland, C|NET. 2021-05-14.
- ↑ Apple Event — September 14 by Apple, YouTube. 2021-09-14.
See also
- iOS 15
- iPadOS 15
- macOS Monterey (version 12)
- tvOS 15
External links
- watchOS 8 at Apple
- watchOS 8 preview (archived 2021-06-07)
- watchOS at Apple Developer
- About watchOS 8 Updates at Apple Support
- watchOS 8 at the BetaWiki
- watchOS: watchOS 8 at Wikipedia
 Apple Watch
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| Apple Watch (original) · Series 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · SE · 6 · 7 · 8 |
| Apple Watch Edition | Apple Watch Hermes | Apple Watch Nike+ | Apple Watch Sport |
| Apple Watch bands and cases · faces | watchOS: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
