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My Apple Watch won’t pair to my cell phone. I have i phone six plus and have checked that it’s updated. It starts unpairing before process complete

I can’t get the I phone to pair to Apple Watch. It starts unpairing almost immediately. I’ve turned both devices off and on. Made sure all settings are up to date and correct. I’ll have I phone 6 plus and new Apple Watch b

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 26, 2019 11:02 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2019 1:46 PM

A new apple watch 3 or 5 will NOT pair with an iphone 6 or lower,apple watch 3 and 5 have software version watchos6 on them,this requires an iphone with ios13 or higher on them.Iphones with ios13 are an iphone 6s, or higher.Iphone 6 can only update to ios12 maximum.

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Dec 26, 2019 1:46 PM in response to Nkrulik

A new apple watch 3 or 5 will NOT pair with an iphone 6 or lower,apple watch 3 and 5 have software version watchos6 on them,this requires an iphone with ios13 or higher on them.Iphones with ios13 are an iphone 6s, or higher.Iphone 6 can only update to ios12 maximum.

My Apple Watch won’t pair to my cell phone. I have i phone six plus and have checked that it’s updated. It starts unpairing before process complete

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