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Can't get iwatch ios 6 because the my iwatch is paired with iphone 6 that can't be updated to ios 13

I have an apple watch series 3 that can be updated to IOS 6 but my apple watch is paired with an iphone 6. When I go to the apple watch software update area on my iphone 6 it says "to update software on you apple watch you first need to update the software on your iphone". The iphone 6 last ios update was version 12 and it won't go to version 13, so how can I update my apple watch?

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Posted on Oct 1, 2019 6:00 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2019 6:38 AM

Watch OS 6 requires a phone capable of running iOS 13 or higher. Since you have an iPhone which is simply not capable of running iOS 13, your choices are as follows:


  1. Stay on Watch OS 5 - or
  2. Buy a newer iPhone capable of running iOS 13


There are no other options for you if you want Watch OS 6.

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Can't get iwatch ios 6 because the my iwatch is paired with iphone 6 that can't be updated to ios 13

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