5 Apple products just became obsolete — leaving users without tech support or updates
Apple hasn't explicitly explained the cutoff. It’s estimated that the shift is tied to a chip upgrade, which aligns with Apple’s broader vision of greater integration with AI capabilities.
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Tech 5 Apple products just became obsolete — leaving users without tech support or updates By Kyra Breslin Published June 10, 2026, 1:31 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Apple Watches may count your steps, but for some models, they should be counting down the days until they’re obsolete. Nothing makes an Apple product feel more out of date than the announcement of its next software update. At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the tech giant revealed that its upcoming watchOS 27 update will drop support for several older Apple Watch models, including the SE (2nd gen), Series 6, 7 and 8, and the original Ultra. Apple’s newest software update has some watch owners frustrated over changing support protocols.
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