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tubabob Author

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Apple Watch Series 5 iOS 12.4.1 iPhone out of date

I cannot pair my Apple Watch because it says my iPhone is out of date. If I try to update my iPhone 6 it says the phone is up to date with 12.4.1 - no possibility to update to iOS 13.

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Posted on Sep 26, 2019 9:53 AM

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Ferd II

Level 10

104,767 points

Posted on Sep 26, 2019 10:28 AM

According to: Apple Watch Series 5 - Apple

"Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Watch Series 3 require an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later."

It seems like you have two choices:

Return the Watch
Purchase a newer iPhone.

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Ferd II

Level 10

104,767 points

Sep 26, 2019 10:28 AM in response to tubabob

According to: Apple Watch Series 5 - Apple

"Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Watch Series 3 require an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later."

It seems like you have two choices:

Return the Watch
Purchase a newer iPhone.

BobHarris

Level 9

55,109 points

Sep 26, 2019 10:45 AM in response to tubabob

You get 14 days to return the Apple Watch for a full refund. Take advantage of this as soon as possible, then you can take you time to decide on whether you want to get a new iPhone (or a used iPhone 6s).