When trying to pair my series 4 watch with my iPhone 7 it says I need to update my iPhone, but I already have the latest iOS?

I recently received a hand me down series 4 Apple Watch. While attempting to pair it with my iPhone 7 I get a pop up stating my phone is out of date and I can’t pair the watch until I update my phone. When I go to my settings, though, my phone says it’s up to date with iOS 15.7.1. I’ve tried resetting the watch and restarting my phone, but I’m still getting the same error message.

iPhone 7

Posted on Nov 28, 2022 05:55 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2022 06:55 AM

If your Watch has been updated to OS9 then you will need an iPhone 8 or later with iOS16.1.1 or later

If your Watch is on iOS8 it should be ok so I suspect the situation above.


Perhaps you could pair it temporarily to a newer iphone so you can read the OS version of the Watch.


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When trying to pair my series 4 watch with my iPhone 7 it says I need to update my iPhone, but I already have the latest iOS?

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