Desktop · Unix-like, iOS, Darwin · Apple
WatchOS
2015
v[±]
Proprietary software
Active
Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: WatchOS.
Key specifications
- Family
- Unix-like, iOS, Darwin
- Type
- Desktop
- Kernel
- Hybrid, XNU
- Version
- [±]
- License
- Proprietary software
- Released
- 2015
general
| Available in | 45 languages |
|---|---|
| Defaultuser interface | Cocoa Touch, GUI |
| Developer | Apple |
| Initial release | April 24, 2015; 11 years ago (2015-04-24) |
| Kernel type | Hybrid, XNU |
| Latest release | [±] |
| Latest version: 26.5 | 23T570 |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Marketing target | Smartwatch |
| Official website | apple.com/os/watchos |
| OS family | Unix-like, iOS, Darwin |
| Preview version: 26.6 beta 1 | 23U5025e |
| SE (1st) | —N/a |
| SE (2nd) | —N/a |
| SE 3 | —N/a |
| Series 1 | —N/a |
| Series 10 | —N/a |
| Series 11 | —N/a |
| Series 2 | —N/a |
| Series 3 | —N/a |
| Series 4 | —N/a |
| Series 5 | —N/a |
| Series 6 | —N/a |
| Series 7 | —N/a |
| Series 8 | —N/a |
| Series 9 | —N/a |
| Source model | Closed, open-source |
| Supported platforms | ARMv8-A, ARMv7-A |
| Ultra (1st) | —N/a |
| Ultra 2 | —N/a |
| Ultra 3 | —N/a |
| Update method | OTA, iPhone 5, iOS 8 |
| watchOS 1 | April 24, 2015 |
| watchOS 10 | September 18, 2023 |
| watchOS 11 | September 16, 2024 |
| watchOS 2 | September 21, 2015 |
| watchOS 26 | September 15, 2025 |
| watchOS 3 | September 13, 2016 |
| watchOS 4 | September 19, 2017 |
| watchOS 5 | September 17, 2018 |
| watchOS 6 | September 19, 2019 |
| watchOS 7 | September 16, 2020 |
| watchOS 8 | September 20, 2021 |
| watchOS 9 | September 12, 2022 |
| Working state | Current |
| Written in | C, C++, Objective-C |
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Performance profile
Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.
Security
70
Performance
62
Compatibility
52
Ecosystem
50
Modern support
87
Related systems
Data sources
- wikipedia os en.wikipedia.org → 2 weeks ago