Latest IOS update issue with watch 7

Hiya - I have a watch 7. I have tried unsuccessfully to update it today - I updated my iphone first (6S plus), but when I try to do the watch update it says I need to update my phone first, even though when I check the phone update it says I have the latest software.

I have tried:

Hard starting the phone

Unpairing/repairing

Restarting both

Quite irritating as I could do with some of the latest features.

I also have an aversion to things that don't work.

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Sep 15, 2022 11:10 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2022 11:17 AM

If you're trying to update to WatchOS9 then you need a phone that is running ios16 which is an iphone 8 or higher.

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Latest IOS update issue with watch 7

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