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Can't update watch 6 because of iPhone

I have an iPhone 7 Plus and an Apple Watch 6. Apple no longer supports 7 plus with updates so my watch won't update without the phone being updated. Any ideas on this?

Posted on Oct 7, 2022 9:48 AM

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Posted on Oct 7, 2022 9:56 AM

To update to WatchOS9 you need a phone that is running ios16 or newer,which is an iphone 8 or higher.

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