Apple Watch 7 won’t update with WatchOS 11
I’m in a pickle. I took advice off the internet when I was having issues updating my Apple Watch Series 7 with the new watchOS 11.
The update can be prompted, but the estimated loading time never appears. The progress bar doesn’t move from zero, and it keeps saying “there was an error updating WatchOS 11” or whatever. Someone online said restart the Apple Watch, so I did- no dice. Someone else said restart the phone- nothing. Turn off the phone’s Bluetooth, then turn it back on- nada.
Last advice was to unpair and then repair the watch. Now my watch is unpaired and it’s sitting on that annoying jimmy neutron looking atom logo and keeps telling me “error in updating” and I can’t access my watch anymore. I’ve had to let the watch factory reset because I need to go to work and it won’t stop dictating “the Apple Watch logo with lines around it signaling it’s been paired” (btw, it won’t let me get to its functions despite successful repairing- it will keep me on the infernal update screen no matter how paired it is), but I don’t know how to get the stupid thing to download the update.
My internet is not bad here, so I’m not sure why it’s having so much trouble suddenly. Any tips on how to get the update to set in would be much appreciated- or at least to regain access to the controls of the watch.
Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 10
