Release record
Release notes
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watchOS 3.2 launched on March 27, 2017 with third-party Siri actions, Theater Mode, three additional Scribble languages, music-sync status, general maintenance, and a substantial security update.[1][2][3]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · Apple · 2017-03-27T00:00:00.000Z · Released March 27, 2017
Apple Support · Apple · 2023-11-06T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 3.2 — 27 Mar 2017
Apple Support · Apple · 2017-03-27T00:00:00.000Z · watchOS 3.2 security content
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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security · fixed
Apple's advisory documents memory corruption, disclosure, resource-exhaustion, and code-execution risks across content-processing components and bundled libraries.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The new setting reduced audible and visual interruptions while preserving on-demand access to the watch display.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
Users gained visibility into the transfer state of music being prepared for playback from Apple Watch.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The handwriting-based text input method became available in three additional languages.
Recorded at Public
security · fixed
The matching advisory records multiple kernel code-execution paths along with root-privilege, certificate-validation, type-confusion, resource-consumption, and use-after-free repairs.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Supported apps could expose actions such as beginning workouts, sending messages, making payments, and booking rides through Siri.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
The source supports a general maintenance delta but does not identify a feature or corrected behavior beyond the named changes.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Public release
watchOS 3.2 reached the public channel on March 27, 2017 with Siri app actions, Theater Mode, expanded Scribble language support, music-sync visibility, maintenance, and security repairs.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .2 releases
45 days, 5.1 milestones
Based on 10 previous watchOS .2 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
56d (avg: 58d)
2 days shorter than the watchOS average
Longest gap in this cycle
14 days
Between Beta 2 and Beta 3
| Version | Year | Cycle | Milestones | Avg. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| watchOS 7.2 | 2020 | 32d | 5 | 8d |
| watchOS 6.2 | 2020 | 48d | 7 | 8d |
| watchOS 6.1.2 | 2020 | 42d | 4 | 14d |
| watchOS 5.2 | 2019 | 62d | 7 | 10d |
| watchOS 5.1.2 | 2018 | 29d | 3 | 15d |
| watchOS 4.2.2 | 2018 | 41d | 6 | 8d |
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