Updated September 13, 2022:watchOS 9 is available for everyone.
It was during the Worldwide Developer Conference in June 2022 that Apple spoke for the very first time about the release date of watchOS 9. During the event, the brand confirmed to us that it was targeting the seasonautumnal, but without saying more. Except that as everyone knows, this period lasts a quarter… It is therefore difficult to see clearly between September 23 and December 21. To find out more, you have to look at old versions of watchOS.
In doing so, we quickly see that absolutely all versions of watchOS have arrived inseptemberapart from the first. We can therefore easily bet on the same date for watchOS 9. Another indicator in this favor: the rumors concerning the usual end-of-year keynote in Cupertino, which for the most part count on themardi 6. However, as is often the case, it is immediately after this event that the developer publishes its updates. In short, the release date of watchOS 9 is only a stone's throw away.
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Will we have to wait any longer?
That being said, it's always good to know that it's not because Apple has already listedall the new features of watchOS 9that these will all be present at the launch of this version. Indeed, some are delayed in the event of a bug or difficulty supporting a large-scale technology. The iPadOS 16 release date, for example, would beshifteddue to incidents with Stage Manager. Worse still: it happens that certain programs simply abandon tools even though they were presented by Apple upstream, as with the hiding of email in third-party apps, removed from iCloud+ on macOS Ventura.
Not for all devices
The watchOS 9 release date will normally beidentical for all watchesof the Apple, if the latter does not disrupt its habits. We know, however, thatseveral models are already announced as not supporting this version: these are Apple Watch Series 3, Apple Watch Series 2, Apple Watch Series 1 and the original editions from 2015.
When watchOS 9 is rolled out, the update will be sentvia OTAto all eligible devices at the same time. Please note, however, that if your own Apple Watch is not connected to the web at the time or is turned off, it will be impossible to download the software. Same if you have not activated automatic updates in your settings. So remember to check these parameters carefully before the big day, otherwise you risk missing the release date.
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Half a dozen betas for the most impatient
In the meantime, it is also possible to catch up on the beta versions of watchOS 9. Their respective release dates are as follows:
- watchOS 9 beta 5: August 8, 2022 for developers, a few hours later for the public
- watchOS 9 beta 4: July 28, 2022 for developers, a few hours later for the public
- watchOS 9 beta 3: July 11, 2022 for the public, July 6 for developers
- watchOS 9 beta 2: June 22, 2022 for developers only
- watchOS 9 beta 1: June 6, 2022 for developers only
We do not yet know thewatchOS 9 beta 6 release datebut given this already relatively complete calendar, we can easily bet on the last week of August. At this stage, the release date of the public beta is then only separated from that of the developer beta by a few days at most.
Beta 6 also has every chance of having another name; that ofrelease candidate(or RC for short). This is the name given to the version whose release date is closest to the final. It happens that there are two variations, or even three in quite rare cases.
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