Apple Watch Series 9
Still receiving security updates
22
days without a security update
Last update on 14 September 2026
This device got the most recent security round Apple shipped for its product line. Install updates when they appear; nothing else to do right now.
- Family
- Apple Watch
- Released
- 22 September 2023
- Security updates
- 25
- First update in our data
- 18 September 2023
What you see here, and what you do not
The status is derived from the patch history: did this device get the most recent round that covered its product line, yes or no.
This device received the most recent round covering its line.
We do not know an end-of-support date for this device. Apple does not publish one. Once the EU product database EPREL provides it, an expected end date will appear here — right now that would be a guess.
Patch history
| Version | Date | Vulnerabilities | Affected components |
|---|---|---|---|
| watchOS 27 | 14 September 2026 | 93 | Accelerate Framework, Accessibility, APFS, Apple Account and 43 moreAccelerate Framework, Accessibility, APFS, Apple Account, AppleAVD, App Store, Audio, AuthKit, AVEVideoEncoder, Bluetooth, CloudKit, copyfile, Core Bluetooth, CoreMedia, CoreMotion, CoreText, CoreUI, DeviceCheck, FontParser, Foundation, Graphics, Heimdal, ImageIO, IOGPUFamily, IOKit, IOMobileFrameBuffer, IOSurfaceAccelerator, Kernel, libarchive, MediaRemote, NetworkExtension, Photos Storage, Reminders, Sandbox, Sandbox Profiles, SceneKit, Security, Shortcuts, Siri, Software Update, Symptom Framework, TCC, Watch App, WebKit, WebKit History, WebRTC, Wi-Fi Connectivity |
| watchOS 26.6 | 27 July 2026 | 106 | Accounts Framework, AppleAVD, Apple Neural Engine, App Store and 34 moreAccounts Framework, AppleAVD, Apple Neural Engine, App Store, Audio, AuthKit, AVEVideoEncoder, CloudAttestation, Contacts, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, CoreMedia Video Toolbox, curl, Data Detectors UI, Foundation, FrontBoard, Game Center, Heimdal, ImageIO, IOGPUFamily, IOKit, Kernel, libc, Libnotify, libxslt, Managed Configuration, mDNSResponder, MediaRemote, MobileAccessoryUpdater, Sandbox Profiles, SceneKit, Siri, Web Extensions, WebKit, WebKit Canvas, WebKit Storage, WebRTC, Wi-Fi |
| watchOS 26.5 | 11 May 2026 | 46 | Accelerate, Accounts, AirDrop, APFS and 18 moreAccelerate, Accounts, AirDrop, APFS, App Intents, AppleJPEG, Audio, CoreSymbolication, ImageIO, IOHIDFamily, IOKit, IOSkywalkFamily, IOSurfaceAccelerator, Kernel, LaunchServices, mDNSResponder, SceneKit, Spotlight, Storage, WebKit, Wi-Fi, zlib |
| watchOS 26.4 | 24 March 2026 | 25 | 802.1X, Accounts, Audio, CoreMedia and 15 more802.1X, Accounts, Audio, CoreMedia, CoreUtils, Crash Reporter, curl, FaceTime, GeoServices, ImageIO, Kernel, libxpc, ppp, Sandbox Profiles, Security, Siri, UIFoundation, WebKit, WebKit Sandboxing |
| watchOS 26.3 | 11 February 2026 | 17 | AppleKeyStore, Bluetooth, CoreAudio, CoreMedia and 10 moreAppleKeyStore, Bluetooth, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, CoreServices, dyld, Game Center, ImageIO, Kernel, libexpat, libxpc, Sandbox, StoreKit, WebKit |
| watchOS 26.2 | 12 December 2025 | 26 | AppleJPEG, App Store, Calling Framework, curl and 9 moreAppleJPEG, App Store, Calling Framework, curl, Foundation, Icons, Kernel, Messages, Multi-Touch, Screen Time, Security, WebKit, WebKit Web Inspector |
| watchOS 26.1 | 3 November 2025 | 35 | Apple Account, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Apple Neural Engine, CloudKit and 15 moreApple Account, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Apple Neural Engine, CloudKit, CoreServices, CoreText, Find My, FontParser, Installer, Kernel, libxpc, Mail, Mail Drafts, MallocStackLogging, Phone, Safari, Sandbox Profiles, WebKit, WebKit Canvas |
| watchOS 26 | 15 September 2025 | 24 | AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Apple Neural Engine, Audio, Bluetooth and 12 moreAppleMobileFileIntegrity, Apple Neural Engine, Audio, Bluetooth, CloudKit, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, IOHIDFamily, IOKit, Kernel, MobileStorageMounter, Sandbox, Spell Check, SQLite, System, WebKit |
| watchOS 11.6 | 29 July 2025 | 23 | afclip, CFNetwork, CoreAudio, CoreMedia and 9 moreafclip, CFNetwork, CoreAudio, CoreMedia, CoreMedia Playback, ICU, ImageIO, Kernel, libxml2, libxslt, Metal, SQLite, WebKit |
| watchOS 11.5 | 12 May 2025 | 26 | AppleJPEG, CoreAudio, Core Bluetooth, CoreGraphics and 9 moreAppleJPEG, CoreAudio, Core Bluetooth, CoreGraphics, CoreMedia, ImageIO, Kernel, libexpat, mDNSResponder, Security, StoreKit, WebKit, Wi-Fi |
| watchOS 11.4 | 1 April 2025 | 51 | AirDrop, AirPlay, Audio, Authentication Services and 28 moreAirDrop, AirPlay, Audio, Authentication Services, BiometricKit, Calendar, CoreAudio, CoreGraphics, CoreMedia, CoreMedia Playback, CoreServices, CoreText, CoreUtils, curl, Focus, Foundation, ImageIO, IOGPUFamily, Kernel, libarchive, libnetcore, libxml2, libxpc, Maps, NetworkExtension, Power Services, Safari, Security, Share Sheet, Shortcuts, Siri, WebKit |
| watchOS 11.3.1 | 10 February 2025 | 1 | Messages |
| watchOS 11.3 | 27 January 2025 | 20 | CoreAudio, CoreMedia, CoreMedia Playback, Display and 7 moreCoreAudio, CoreMedia, CoreMedia Playback, Display, ImageIO, Kernel, LaunchServices, libxslt, PackageKit, SceneKit, WebKit |
| watchOS 11.2 | 11 December 2024 | 32 | APFS, Apple Account, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Crash Reporter and 15 moreAPFS, Apple Account, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, Crash Reporter, Face Gallery, FontParser, ICU, ImageIO, IOMobileFrameBuffer, Kernel, libexpat, libxpc, MobileBackup, Passkeys, QuartzCore, Safari Private Browsing, SceneKit, Vim, WebKit |
| watchOS 11.1 | 28 October 2024 | 23 | Accessibility, AppleAVD, App Support, Calendar and 11 moreAccessibility, AppleAVD, App Support, Calendar, CoreMedia Playback, CoreText, Foundation, ImageIO, IOSurface, Kernel, Security, Shortcuts, Siri, Weather, WebKit |
| watchOS 11 | 16 September 2024 | 16 | Accessibility, Game Center, ImageIO, IOSurfaceAccelerator and 8 moreAccessibility, Game Center, ImageIO, IOSurfaceAccelerator, Kernel, LaunchServices, libxml2, mDNSResponder, Safari, SceneKit, Siri, WebKit |
| watchOS 10.6 | 29 July 2024 | 32 | AppleMobileFileIntegrity, CoreGraphics, dyld, Family Sharing and 9 moreAppleMobileFileIntegrity, CoreGraphics, dyld, Family Sharing, ImageIO, Kernel, libxpc, Phone, Sandbox, Shortcuts, Siri, VoiceOver, WebKit |
| watchOS 10.5 | 13 May 2024 | 26 | AppleAVD, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, AVEVideoEncoder, Core Data and 16 moreAppleAVD, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, AVEVideoEncoder, Core Data, Disk Images, Foundation, IOSurface, Kernel, libiconv, Mail, Maps, Messages, Phone, RemoteViewServices, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Transparency, WebKit, WebKit Canvas, WebKit Web Inspector |
| watchOS 10.4 | 7 March 2024 | 26 | Accessibility, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, CoreBluetooth - LE, file and 11 moreAccessibility, AppleMobileFileIntegrity, CoreBluetooth - LE, file, ImageIO, Kernel, libxpc, MediaRemote, Messages, RTKit, Sandbox, Share Sheet, Siri, UIKit, WebKit |
| watchOS 10.3 | 22 January 2024 | 13 | CoreCrypto, Kernel, libxpc, Mail Search and 6 moreCoreCrypto, Kernel, libxpc, Mail Search, NSSpellChecker, Safari, Shortcuts, TCC, Time Zone, WebKit |
| watchOS 10.2 | 11 December 2023 | 15 | Accessibility, Accounts, ImageIO, Kernel and 5 moreAccessibility, Accounts, ImageIO, Kernel, Libsystem, Sandbox, TCC, Transparency, WebKit |
| watchOS 10.1 | 25 October 2023 | 19 | Core Recents, Find My, Game Center, ImageIO and 9 moreCore Recents, Find My, Game Center, ImageIO, Kernel, libxpc, Mail Drafts, mDNSResponder, Sandbox, Share Sheet, Siri, Weather, WebKit |
| watchOS 9.6.3 | 21 September 2023 | 2 | Kernel, Security |
| watchOS 10.0.1 | 21 September 2023 | 2 | Kernel, Security |
| watchOS 10 | 18 September 2023 | 36 | App Store, AuthKit, Bluetooth, bootp and 21 moreApp Store, AuthKit, Bluetooth, bootp, CFNetwork, CoreAnimation, Core Data, Dev Tools, Game Center, IOUserEthernet, Kernel, libpcap, libxpc, libxslt, Maps, MobileStorageMounter, Photos, Photos Storage, Safari, Sandbox, Share Sheet, Simulator, StorageKit, TCC, WebKit |