Apple's watchOS 27, previewed at this month's WWDC, removes four built-in apps from all supported Apple Watch models, folding three of them into a single Find My app and dropping Walkie-Talkie entirely, based on the first developer beta released this month.
The largest change affects Find My. watchOS 27 developer beta 1 replaces the separate Find Devices, Find People, and Find Items apps with one map-centric app that handles all three functions. The main screen offers quick access to actions like getting directions and finding nearby items, and Precision Finding is available for locating a paired iPhone, AirPods Pro 3, or AirTag 2.
Apple says the redesign makes it easier to locate people, devices, and items from a single view. It also adds more flexible sharing options, with the aim of providing greater control over how you share your location and item tracking with others.
The fourth app, Walkie-Talkie, has been removed outright. The push-to-talk feature has disappeared from both the app list and Control Center in the beta, with no way to restore it. Apple has not said why it dropped the app.
Walkie-Talkie launched with watchOS 5 in 2018 and let two Apple Watch wearers exchange short voice clips over Wi-Fi or cellular using Apple's FaceTime architecture. Apple shut it down temporarily that year after a bug allowed eavesdropping, and the company has largely left the app untouched in the years since.
Because watchOS 27 remains in early beta, the changes aren't set in stone before the software is made generally available. Going on previous releases, Apple will officially debut watchOS 27 alongside new iPhone 18 Pro models running iOS 27 in September.
