I just got a apple watch series 4 and I try to pair it to my iPhone 6s and it says your iPhone is not up to date, and so I update my iPhone to iOS 12.5 but it still doesn't s work

I just got a apple watch series 4 and I try to pair it to my iPhone 6s and it says your iPhone is not up to date, and so I update my iPhone to iOS 12.5 but it still doesn't s work

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 06:11 PM

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Posted on Dec 31, 2020 02:10 AM

If your phone will only update to ios12 then you have an iphone 6 not a 6s and an iphone 6 will not pair with an apple watch 4 because the watch needs a phone with at least ios13,and if the watch has WatchOS7 then you need ios14 on the phone.

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Dec 31, 2020 02:10 AM in response to Gabe1333

If your phone will only update to ios12 then you have an iphone 6 not a 6s and an iphone 6 will not pair with an apple watch 4 because the watch needs a phone with at least ios13,and if the watch has WatchOS7 then you need ios14 on the phone.

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I just got a apple watch series 4 and I try to pair it to my iPhone 6s and it says your iPhone is not up to date, and so I update my iPhone to iOS 12.5 but it still doesn't s work

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