Hello my new Apple Watch won’t pair to my iPhone

I just got a new Apple Watch and I’m trying to pair it with my iPhone but a message pops up that says “phone out of date, the Apple Watch requires a new version of iOS” I even downloaded the new version of iOS on my phone but the messages still pops up the same

Posted on Dec 11, 2023 9:10 PM

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Posted on Dec 19, 2023 7:30 AM

Double check the watchOS installed on the Apple Watch SE 2nd Generation. If watchOS 10 is installed on the Apple Watch then it will require an iPhone XS or newer with iOS version 17 installed on the iPhone. Your iPhone 8 Plus cannot be updated to iOS 17 and this can be the issue.


Axel F.

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