Apple Watch Series 3 End of Life Date
Apple Watch Series 3 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Apple Watch series-3 was released on September 22, 2017 and support ended on September 13, 2022 — a supported lifespan of 5 years, longer than the 4 years median for Apple Watch releases. It has been without security patches for 4 years. 9 newer Apple Watch releases have shipped since.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st generation | — | Sep 17, 2018 | EOL |
| Series 1 | — | Sep 15, 2020 | EOL |
| Series 2 | — | Sep 15, 2020 | EOL |
| → Series 3 | — | Sep 13, 2022 | EOL |
| Series 4 | — | Sep 16, 2024 | EOL |
| Series 5 | — | Sep 16, 2024 | EOL |
| SE (1st generation) | — | Sep 16, 2024 | EOL |
| Series 6 | — | EOL | Active |
What does Apple Watch Series 3 end of life mean?
When Apple Watch Series 3 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Apple Watch Series 3 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Apple Watch Series 11 or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.