Original Apple Watch Ultra Left Out of WatchOS 27 Updates

The 2022 Apple Watch Ultra won’t receive watchOS 27, unlike the Ultra 2/Ultra 3 and most other Apple Watches, leaving the original Ultra lacking new features such as the Modular watch face and Dynamic App Grid. Apple promises broader improvements (better battery life, quicker Wi‑Fi, improved sleep tracking, faster media playback) for devices that can run the update, but the 2022 Ultra misses those upgrades and even saw Walkie Talkie removed in the beta. The situation highlights how Apple’s focus on AI-enabled updates has sidelined the first Ultra in favor of newer models.