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When i try to pair My New Apple watch it says iPhone out of date

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 11, 2023 7:50 PM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2023 11:34 PM

if the watch is running watchOS9 then it requires the iphone to be running ios16 or newer,

if yo have an iphone 11 then it should support ios16

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Apr 11, 2023 11:34 PM in response to dianaandrei

if the watch is running watchOS9 then it requires the iphone to be running ios16 or newer,

if yo have an iphone 11 then it should support ios16

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