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My new series 3 Apple Watch will not pair with my iPhone 6. Is there a way to make this watch work without pairing to my iPhone?

I just bought a new series 3 Apple Watch. I can’t pair it with my iPhone 6.

Is there a way to make the watch work without pairing to an iPhone?

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Posted on Jun 16, 2020 6:52 AM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2020 6:59 AM

The current shipping Apple Watch Series 3 and 5 require an iPhone 6s, SE (1 or 2), 7 or newer iPhone running iOS 13.


The iPhone 6 will only upgrade to iOS 12 and cannot run iOS 13.


Apple provides a 14-day return period.

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My new series 3 Apple Watch will not pair with my iPhone 6. Is there a way to make this watch work without pairing to my iPhone?

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