After 15.7 update on iPhone 7 Plus but Apple watch SE still not updating to watchOS 9

After 15.7 update on iPhone 7 Plus it’s still not letting me update my Apple Watch SE to watchOS 9

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 08:16 AM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2022 08:23 AM

To update to WatchOS9 you require at least an iphone 8 running ios16.

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Sep 18, 2022 08:23 AM in response to Rawailahmed

To update to WatchOS9 you require at least an iphone 8 running ios16.

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After 15.7 update on iPhone 7 Plus but Apple watch SE still not updating to watchOS 9

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