Apple Watch updating
My Apple Watch series 3 won’t update the 8.7.1, it gots to the end but then it restarts the update.
iPhone 13, iOS 16
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justin_900
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Community Specialist
Hello otto279,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
We want to help get your Apple Watch updated to the latest version.
We see you viewed the Apple Support page for Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support
From that Apple Support page, we want to make sure you tried these steps for the Apple Watch not updating:
"Need more help with updating?
Try these steps:
- Make sure that your Apple Watch is connecting properly to its charger.
- Restart your Apple Watch.
- Restart your paired iPhone.
- Try again to update your Apple Watch.
If the update won't start:
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
- Tap General > Software Update.
- Delete the update file.
- Try again to update your Apple Watch.
Learn what to do if you see 'Cannot Install Update' when updating Apple Watch or if your Apple Watch says you need more available storage to install a watchOS update."
We hope this can quickly resolve the issue so you can complete the Apple Watch update without the error.
Cheers!