These Apple Watch models will not support watchOS 11

Three Apple Watch models aren’t getting watchOS 11, as per a report by MacRumors, based on details sourced from a private account on X.  They are the Apple Watch Series 5, Apple Watch Series 4 and the Apple Watch SE 1st generation. As Apple won’t update them with watchOS 11, the three Apple Watch models will be left out of the advanced features watchOS 11 brings.

Apple detailed the watchOS 11 features during the recently concluded World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. One of the most notable additions to watchOS 11 is a new app called Vitals that “surfaces key health metrics and context to help users make more informed day-to-day decisions”. Then, there are other features like training load measurement, customisation options for Activity Rings and individualising your Apple Watch through Smart Stack and Photos face data.

Apple’s watchOS also comes with additional support for pregnant women. The Apple Watch user logs in the pregnancy in the Health app on iPhone or iPad, after which the Cycle Tracking app on Apple Watch will show their gestational age. The Cycle Tracking app will also allow them to log “symptoms for things frequently experienced during pregnancy”.

The list of watchOS features doesn’t end yet, and the gist is that Apple’s watchOS will only become more advanced with watchOS 11 and future versions. The older Apple Watch models are going to be left behind someday.