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Major OS release · watchOS

watchOS 5

Version 5Sep 17, 201819 public releases · 18 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Activity

Challenge any of your Activity sharing friends to a one-on-one, seven-day competition

Workout

Automatic workout detection sends alerts to start the Workout app for many workouts, giving you retroactive credit for exercise already started, and end alerts reminding you to end your workout

Apple Podcasts

Sync subscribed shows on Apple Podcasts to Apple Watch for local playback with Bluetooth headphones

Walkie-Talkie

Invite friends with Apple Watch to communicate with Walkie-Talkie

Watch Faces

Breathe face with three animation styles to choose from: Classic, Calm, and Focus

Siri

Updated Siri watch face intelligently surfaces predictive and proactive Shortcuts based on routines and inputs like location and time of day

Notifications

Notifications from the same app are automatically grouped together to help you manage your notifications

Heart Rate

Option to be notified if your heart rate falls below a specified threshold while you appeared to be inactive for a 10-minute period

Other features and improvements

View website content optimized for Apple Watch when receiving links in Mail or Messages

Apple feature source ↗

watchOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products4 mapped products
Full device coverage12 device names
  • Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular, 38mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular, 42mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 38mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 42mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS + Cellular, 40mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS + Cellular, 44mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS, 40mm)
  • Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS, 44mm)

Support dropped at this major

Device names in support data

  • Apple Watch (1st generation) (38mm)
  • Apple Watch (1st generation) (42mm)

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2018

  1. 5.0Initial major release
  2. 5.0.1Point update
  3. 5.1Point update
  4. 5.1.1Point update
  5. 5.1.2Point update

2019

  1. 5.1.3Point update
  2. 5.2Point update
  3. 5.2.1Point update
  4. 5.3Point update
  5. 5.3.1Point update
  6. 5.3.2Point update
  7. 5.3.3Point update
  8. 5.3.4Point update

2020

  1. 5.3.5Point update
  2. 5.3.6Point update
  3. 5.3.7Point update
  4. 5.3.8Point update
  5. 5.3.9Point update

2026

  1. 5.3.10Point update