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Got a brand new apple watch Se but can’t pair to my phone because the watch ios is out of date? How do I update the watch? It’s brand new and never been paired.
My phone is a SE second gen. The watch is new and was shipped from apple.
Apple Watch SE
Hello,
Please review the following articles. In the first article, scroll to the bottom to update the watch without a phone.
Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If your Apple Watch isn't connected or paired with your iPhone - Apple Support
Ok I will try this later on tonight. My phone is up to date with 15.7.1 but not 16.1.
But it seems the reason I can’t pair the watch is because the whatc software is obsolete? Not the phones. But I will go ahead and update to 16.1 and give it a try!
Thanks!
If you purchased a brand new Apple Watch from Apple, it came with WatchOS 9. Any Apple Watch on WatchOS 9 will not pair with any iPhone which is not running at least iOS 16.
I updated my phone’s ios. I also tried to pair manually but it doesn’t work
Thanks, already read these articles.
the watch is new and I can’t uodate the watch directly because it’s from the factory and I can’t access the settings menu.
It has never been paired before
Is your iPhone updated to iOS 16.1? It has to be on iOS 16.1 for your new watch to pair to it.
Thanks it worked!!!
16.1 did it!
I knew it would! Glad it worked for you and you're welcome.
Got a brand new apple Se but can’t pair to my phone because the watch ios is out of date? How do I update the watch? It’s brand new and never been paired
