On Monday, Apple announced a new slate of updates coming sometime this fall—among them, iOS 27, macOS 27, and watchOS 27. During the keynote, the company enthusiastically shared that iOS 27 would be available to all iPhones compatible with iOS 26. If your iPhone is currently getting the latest updates from Apple, it will continue to do so for another year. Unfortunately, some of the company's other products weren't so lucky.
I'm an update guy; I love installing the latest OS version on each of my devices and exploring what's changed since the last update. While I can look forward to that on my iPhone, my Mac, and my iPad this year, my Apple Watch is a different story. I have a Series 6, which means that watchOS 26 is the end of the road for my wearable. If I want to try watchOS 27, I'll need to bite the bullet and upgrade my watch for a Series 9 or newer. The thing is, I'm not going to do that—not yet, anyway.
Like Apple's other flagship updates this year, watchOS 27 is all about AI. There's Siri AI, of course, which, taking Apple at its word, transforms the company's assistant into something more like ChatGPT or Gemini. If I bought a new Apple Watch, I'd be able to ask Siri complex, open-ended questions that it would apparently be able to answer beyond the usual "I don't see 'taco bowl recipes' in your contacts." I could ask it to pull up photos from a trip I took last year, or pick up conversations I had with the assistant on my other Apple devices through the new Siri app. I'm not saying I wouldn't try the new Siri if I had a newer Apple Watch, but as someone who doesn't really use chatbots outside of my reporting, I'm just not enticed by the upgrade here.
There are some miscellaneous upgrades across the board, too: There's now a new dynamic app grid that might make it easier to find the app you're looking for; watchOS will surface relevant info when on a phone call; there's now perimenopause and menopause support; indoor walks and runs are tracked more accurately; a new single-tap gesture lets you select widgets in Smart Stacks, which also comes with upgraded suggestions. And Apple upgraded Liquid Glass to be a bit more legible across the board. None of these features is bad; they just aren't worth $399 or more to pick up a brand new watch.
My Apple Watch still works great
Is my Apple Watch about five years old? Yes. Is the microphone a bit "hard of hearing" these days? Yes. Does the battery last as long as it did when I got it? Absolutely not. Does it do just about everything I need it to? You betcha.
I'm sure I'd get a kick out of a faster watch with a better battery life, but that wouldn't really make a difference for me day-to-day. Unfortunately for Apple, my Series 6 is too good to give up, even for watchOS 27.
Luckily, Apple continues to issue security patches for devices after it drops official software support. There's no guarantee how long that'll last, but back in May, the company seeded a security update for iOS 15, which covers devices as old as the iPhone 6S. Apple originally released that back in 2015, and while I don't necessarily expect the company to release a watchOS 26 security patch in 2031, I feel pretty confident my Series 6 will be protected from vulnerabilities for the foreseeable future.
Apple's other updates aren't worth upgrading for either
That's not to say it's a bad thing to upgrade. Some of Apple's current devices are the best they've ever made. You cannot go wrong with an Apple silicon Mac, and my iPhone 17 Pro Max is the most durable Apple product I've ever owned. Still, I wouldn't make a decision purely based on this year's updates. If it's time for a new phone or computer, of course upgrade. If yours is trucking along just fine, consider keeping it for the time being.
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