Apple Cuts 4 Watch Apps in watchOS 27 Beta as Find My Absorbs 3
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Updated · MacRumors · Jun 22
Apple Cuts 4 Watch Apps in watchOS 27 Beta as Find My Absorbs 3
1 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Jun 22
Summary
watchOS 27 developer beta 1 removes four built-in Apple Watch apps, merging Find Devices, Find People and Find Items into a single map-centric Find My app while eliminating Walkie-Talkie.
The new Find My app adds one-screen access to directions, nearby-item searches and Precision Finding for a paired iPhone, AirPods Pro 3 or AirTag 2, alongside broader sharing controls.
Walkie-Talkie has vanished from both the app list and Control Center, and Apple has not explained the cut; the push-to-talk app debuted with watchOS 5 in 2018.
That feature was briefly disabled in 2018 after an eavesdropping bug, and Apple had made few changes since; because watchOS 27 is still in early beta, the removals could change before a likely September release.