My phone says it updated to 16.7.2 but my iwatch says I need to update my phone before updating my watch so what is wrong

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Watch won’t update because it says phone isn’t updated but it is 16.7.2

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 28, 2023 11:43 AM

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Updating to watchOS 10, or pairing an unit on 10, requires the iPhone to be running 17 or newer.

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If the latest update is 16.7.2 then they shouldn’t offer a Watch update that requires you to take the beta 17.0.0

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17 isn't in beta, it came out back in September

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