Will watchOS 26 be Compatible With Your Apple Watch? Here’s the List

Apple’s upcoming watchOS 26 update will support all of the Apple Watch models supported by the current watchOS 11 software, says a private X account with a good track record for such things.

As reported by MacRumors, watchOS 26 will be compatible with the following Apple Watch models:

• Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
• Apple Watch Series 6
• Apple Watch Series 7
• Apple Watch Series 8
• Apple Watch Series 9
• Apple Watch Series 10
• Apple Watch Ultra
• Apple Watch Ultra 2

As we recently reported, Apple is changing the naming convention for all of its software updates, meaning instead of calling the upcoming update watchOS 12, the update will likely instead be called watchOS 26. The new software will likely be released alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, macOS 26, and HomePod Software 26, all of which will receive a similar rebranding.

The rumored visionOS-inspired design coming to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS will also likely make an appearance on watchOS, although the changes to watchOS may not be as dramatic as the changes we’ll see in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The update could also introduce support for third-party shortcuts in Control Center.

Apple will preview watchOS 26 and its other software updates at WWDC25, which kicks off on Monday, June 9 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with the traditional keynote address.