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BugeyeSTI

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Aug 19, 2017
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No. I have been using a Series 3 which is stuck on WatchOS 8 for a while now and it works perfectly fine. The only thing I have noticed that doesn't work is the Home app.
Hoping to hear from someone who has a series 4 or newer. Series 3 can't update to Watch OS 10 so I would expect it to work fine.. Watches that can be updated to OS 10 were forced to do so with the 17.4 update..
 

TimFL1

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Jul 6, 2017
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It's now available to all users, and is only a few hundred MB.
It‘s a few hundred when you get the public release, for the beta branches you‘re looking at the usual full install going GBs (just verified myself).
 

Lounge vibes 05

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May 30, 2016
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I’m not sure but I don’t think they should delay fixes they have for one OS just so they can release them with fixes for a different one. I understand the interest but bug fixes help us as customers regardless of if they chose to prioritize iOS or macOS first
macOS still could be coming today, keep in mind that they have released software updates as late as 4 PM Eastern before.
 

vegetassj4

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Oct 16, 2014
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Just installed the update, The DOJ confirms Monopoly is snappier than ever

IMG_5EA83CDFBDBB-1.jpeg
 

LightProtector

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Jun 29, 2023
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Hoping to hear from someone who has a series 4 or newer. Series 3 can't update to Watch OS 10 so I would expect it to work fine.. Watches that can be updated to OS 10 were forced to do so with the 17.4 update..
Oh, I didn't think that would be a factor. I assumed that any WatchOS version below the iOS version should work fine.
 
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LightProtector

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Well… maybe you can use your series 3 with watchOS 8 and your iPhone on 17.4 because… just like you said - your watch is stuck on watchOS 8?

If you have anything newer than series 3 you are forced to update your watch to watchOS 10.
I didn't know that. Thanks for letting me know.
 

Realityck

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Nov 9, 2015
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Silicon Valley, CA
Eventually you'll see todays iOS/IPadOS updates listed on this URL, not there yet.

Released today
  • iOS 17.4.1 (21E236) - March 21, 2024
  • iPadOS 17.4.1 (21E236) - March 21, 2024
  • visionOS 1.1.1 (21O224) - March 21, 2024
  • iOS 16.7.7 (20H330) - March 21, 2024
  • iPadOS 16.7.7 (20H330) - March 21, 2024
This iOS/IPadOS 17.4.1 was pushed to public, pubic beta, developer software updating devices.

The hardware it was pushed to is reflected in this URL (no details yet)
 
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