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Apple Watch not allowing me to set it up

my apple watch wont let me pair it to my phone during setup . when i do it gets past being paired then says i need to do an update then I click update and it just goes back to the beginning of setup and this is a constant repeat every time I try ...oh and I tried doing it manually but the 6 digit code doesn’t appear ... please can someone help me

Apple Watch

Posted on Apr 20, 2020 9:45 AM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2020 5:50 PM

They may no longer be compatible since the first generation Apple Watch cannot run anything past watchOS 4 and your iPhone is on the latest release. The software may no longer be compatible. I’d contact Apple Support directly to see if they know anything further.

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Apple Watch not allowing me to set it up

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