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Apple Watch Series 3 gets stuck during set up

I bought a secondhand Apple Watch series 3. I am trying to set it up but I keep getting stuck on the watch update part. I am connected to Wi-Fi and my watch is on the charger but it says it will take hours to update then it just pauses and will not let me select the continue button. Not sure how to get this update completed.



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Posted on Jun 3, 2022 6:47 AM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2022 6:49 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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Jun 3, 2022 6:49 AM in response to Chelsea_71

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.

Apple Watch Series 3 gets stuck during set up

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