Version: 6
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Introduction and announcement; not a sales date.
Apple source ↗watchOS 6
Apple previewed watchOS 6 on June 3, 2019. The initial September 19 release covered Series 3 and later, with Series 1 and 2 due later. The 6.1 notes and October 29 register document their addition: final compatibility and initial availability are not merged into one date.
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- Apple Watch Series 1+
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The App Store arrived on the watch for finding, reviewing and installing apps. Developers could make watch-only apps without an accompanying iOS app. That alone did not remove pairing requirements: the announcement asked for iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13. Voice Memos, Audiobooks and Calculator expanded system apps.
Apple · watchOS 6 preview · 2019-06-03 · Apple · watchOS 6 notes
Cycle Tracking logged data and provided predictions; Apple explicitly warned that fertile-window predictions should not be used as birth control. Noise measured environmental levels without saving or sending audio to Apple, according to the company. Hardware limits applied, not a universal addition to the first watch by installing the system.
Apple · watchOS 6 preview · 2019-06-03 · Apple · watchOS 6 notes
Trends compared 90-day averages with the last 365 days in iPhone Activity. Later, 6.2.8 added digital car keys for Series 5; 6.3 was documented for Series 1 and 2. In 2026, 6.3.1 extended the service certificate, not compatibility for new health features. The table retains row-specific restrictions and the split 6.2.1 release.
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Dates documented by Apple
Selected releases, not a complete history. Dates follow Apple's release records, not the latest page edit. No builds are included.
ISO date: year-month-day.
Version: 6
Platform: Apple Watch Series 3+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.0.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 3+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.1.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.1.2
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.1.3
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 3+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1 / Series 2
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.5
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.6
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.8
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1+
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.2.9
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1 / Series 2
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.3
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1 / Series 2
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
Apple source ↗Version: 6.3.1
Platform: Apple Watch Series 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Release date recorded by Apple, not the document revision date.
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