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My apple watch 3 is wanting to update but when I hit update it will not update. The update screen will not go away so I can get to Setting - General to do anything else. How do I fix this>

My apple watch 3 is wanting to update but when I hit update it will not update. The update screen will not go away so I can get to Setting - General to do anything else. How do I fix this>

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on May 11, 2022 4:32 PM

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Posted on May 12, 2022 1:09 AM

The apple watch 3 GPS only has only 8GB of internal storage, most of that is taken

up by the operating system and other critical software with not much space left for the

update.So installing or even pairing to an ios15 phone is proving nearly

impossible for just about all the watch 3 users on this forum.

same applies to Apple watch 1 and 2 they are almost impossible to either pair or

update with an ios 14 or ios15 phone.


Your best course of action is to call in at an apple store and ask them to pair/update it for you.

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May 12, 2022 1:09 AM in response to 1101North

The apple watch 3 GPS only has only 8GB of internal storage, most of that is taken

up by the operating system and other critical software with not much space left for the

update.So installing or even pairing to an ios15 phone is proving nearly

impossible for just about all the watch 3 users on this forum.

same applies to Apple watch 1 and 2 they are almost impossible to either pair or

update with an ios 14 or ios15 phone.


Your best course of action is to call in at an apple store and ask them to pair/update it for you.

My apple watch 3 is wanting to update but when I hit update it will not update. The update screen will not go away so I can get to Setting - General to do anything else. How do I fix this>

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