“The original Apple Watch won’t get watchOS 5′s fancy new features”
Ah, that’s too bad. That said, I almost broke down and bought the Series 3 when it debuted—I love the white ceramic model—but thought that I’d wait another generation since my “Series 0″ is still working fine. This update sounds great, so I’ll likely upgrade when the inevitable Series 4 (or whatever they call it) debuts later this year.
The original Apple Watch won’t get watchOS 5′s fancy new features
Heads-up if you own an original Apple Watch: your wristwear is officially obsolete. Apple has confirmed that watchOS 5 will drop support for the first-generation Watch and will require at least a Series 1 timepiece. Like it or not, you’ll have to upgrade to new hardware if you want automatic workouts or Walkie Talkie chats. It’s a relatively short support lifespan for an Apple device (iOS hardware tends to receive support around for four to five years), but it’s not entirely surprising. If…