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New Apple Watches no longer connecting with iPhoneX or older? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My partner and I got a new Apple Watch SE for my partner’s sister and turns out it won’t connect because her phone isn’t updated to the latest iOS system?

She has the iPhoneX which only has up to ios 16 available and we cannot get this watch to connect. My Apple Watch SE connects to her phone but it is at watchOS 9.3.1. Any help or support for this would be appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That’s a 6 year old phone. Not gonna connect to the new watches. There’s great 2nd hand websites (that check everything like IMEI and loan status as well as Apple account locks) that you could easily get a 12 for $230 USD

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

WatchOS 10 is only compatible with iOS17 and up. Since your SE is still on 9 it's still compatible with iOS 16. WatchOS 10 removed the legacy support for past iOS versions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! Is there a way to force update ios 17 on iPhone X?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Nah no longer supported outside of security updates going forward.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

She needs a new phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

There is no support for this. It simply won’t work.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If you h ave a newer phone, just switch watches.