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new watch won't pair

New Apple Watch 3 will not pair to IPhone 6 running IOS 12.4.4. Gives me an error that my phone is not running the latest software. But Phone is running the latest software. Rebooting done to both devices.


Posted on Dec 25, 2019 12:04 PM

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Posted on Dec 25, 2019 12:40 PM

A new apple watch 3 or 5 will NOT pair with an iphone 6 or lower,apple watch 3 and 5 have software version watchos6 on them,this requires an iphone with ios13 or higher on them.Iphones with ios13 are an iphone 6s, or higher.Iphone 6 can only update to ios12 maximum.

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Dec 25, 2019 12:40 PM in response to Window53

A new apple watch 3 or 5 will NOT pair with an iphone 6 or lower,apple watch 3 and 5 have software version watchos6 on them,this requires an iphone with ios13 or higher on them.Iphones with ios13 are an iphone 6s, or higher.Iphone 6 can only update to ios12 maximum.

new watch won't pair

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