iPhone 12 and Watch v 7 : Watch says “unable to check for update.”

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Watch app on phone says: “ must update phone software to update Watch.“

My phone software is fully up to date (but not iOS 16.)

Apple Watch Series 7

Posted on Sep 25, 2022 9:00 AM

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Answer 1

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To update to WatchOS9 your phone must be running ios16.

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To update phone go to Settings>General>Software update and scroll to bottom of screen to update to iOS 16

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Thank you. I’m not going to jump into iOS 16 just yet, seems like they have a few bugs to work out. But I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.

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