WatchOS drops support for Apple Watch Ultra 1
WatchOS 27 only supports Apple Watch Series 9 and newer, dropping the Apple Watch Ultra 1 and SE 2 — surprising given how recently those were sold.
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WWDC 2026: Is Siri Actually Good Now?
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Jun 12, 2026
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iPadOS, WatchOS, and the HomePod Siri Exclusion
At 55:51 · chapter starts 48:50
iPadOS 27 inherits nearly all iPhone improvements plus one iPad-specific highlight: file transfers to and from external drives are up to 5 times faster. WatchOS 27's support list generated controversy: Apple initially announced Series 10 and up, corrected it to Series 9 and up, but either way the Apple Watch Ultra 1 — a relatively recent premium product — is excluded, surprising the crew. Vision Pro gains a floating Siri orb (Adam's favorite announcement), the ability to use personal panoramas as immersive environments (David offers 60+ on his website), real-world object identification via Siri, and a new Iceland environment. The HomePod revelation lands as the sharpest irony of the update: Apple's dedicated Siri smart speaker is the only Apple product that won't receive the new Siri AI, because it simply lacks the RAM to run any of the new models — leaving hundreds of dollars of hardware on the old, limited assistant.
External drive transfers 5x faster on iPad
Transferring files between an external drive and an iPad is now up to 5 times faster in iPadOS 27.
HomePod Gets Left Out of the Siri Revolution
Every HomePod — including the $400 full-size model — is excluded from the new Siri AI because the hardware lacks sufficient RAM. The device Apple sells specifically as a smart speaker powered by Siri is the one product that won't see any of these improvements.
HomePod excluded from new Siri
No HomePod model — including the $400 full-size HomePod — will receive the new Siri AI because the hardware lacks sufficient RAM.
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