new Apple Watch series 3 won't pair with iPhone 6

I just bought new Apple Watch series 3 and won't pair with my iPhone 6. its straight out the box. my phone keeps bring up the message that my iOS is not up to date, which it is currently running iOS 12.4.3

I tried reseting both the watch and phone multiple time and still can't proceed any further

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 12:46 PM

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Posted on Nov 30, 2019 12:55 PM

You either need a new phone or you need to return the watch.

It requires a phone running iOS 13.

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