the Apple Watch Series 3 will enter its end-of-life phase in the third quarter of 2022, assured analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Apple Watch would thus begin its transition to the background in the Apple product line. And software updates would cease at the same time, ending their support.
Goodbye to the Apple Watch Series 3 after five years of official support
The Apple Watch Series 3 has officially launched in September 2017. Now Apple’s famed Asian supply chain analyst hints that it will reach its end of life, end of life
The Apple Watch Series 3 could reach end of life (EOL) in 3Q22 because the computing power cannot meet the requirements of the new watchOS.
—Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) March 21, 2022
The reason given for this removal is that your hardware cannot “support the requirements of the new watchOS”. It refers to watchOS 9, which we hope to see at the next WWDC 2022 and that he would leave predictably in September of that same year. Thus, the dates match and give credence to Kuo’s information.
This Apple Watch will have more support than many Android devices
The Apple Watch Series 3 launched five years ago. And since then it has continued to be sold on Apple’s website and other sellers along with the Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch SE, putting it in the $219 range. With discounts and promotions, it is common to see it even below 200 dollars.
The Series 3 was the first Apple Watch with a 4G connection. which enabled data independence from the iPhone. Of course, its battery consumption is high and you cannot expect to have a full day with the 4G connection permanently activated. It was also the last model to have the original design which debuted in 2015.
It’s strange that Apple continues to sell this model just before removing software support. She enters into the possible, because she is still a capable watch. Here it must be stated that Kuo is not an infallible analyst and has sometimes failed, so he could well withdraw from his sale, but have longer watchOS support.
