apple watch version 1 can not sych with my iPhone all I expect it to do it tell time. How is this to be done. Don't bother telling me to buy or upgrade. Paid $400 for a WATCH not a computer accessory
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Without knowing any thing else (error messages, etc.), perhaps this article will help:
Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support
These 2 things seem to impede progress:
watchOS 7 is compatible with Apple Watch Series 3 and later and Apple Watch SE. Upgrading to watchOS 7 requires an iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14 or later.
Secondly can not get past step 4 in resynch Error msg is simply that it can not install, then quits out of set up.
we have gone to Apple store snd were told item not supported Please buy a new one!
I have several 6s plus -- same result, no worky, it gets hung up when it asks the apple Watch 01 to update (which it can not handle) so I am probably looking for older vintage watch update back in the OS 10 range
I'm afraid this is a sometimes sad reality of technology. I have a $700 iPad that is not supported by iOS beyond 10.3.3 and as a result some apps will not update; some apps will not install; and some apps just stop working. I'm not happy about it. Of course, this is not unique to Apple products, although it seems worse, since some we tend to become dependent on. I have a box with two old iPhones, a Windows phone, a Roku original, and two Fitbit watches. All 100% mechanically and electronically functional but no longer usable for their intended purpose due to software obsolescence. If I lose a couple more iPad apps due to iOS changes that I can't get, that device may to into the box, too.
I also have a box of expansion cards for PCs--faxmodems, display adapters, a firewire card, USB expansion. All work but my current computers don't have the type of expansion slots they use. A fully functional Dell computer, I just took to the county recycling center. I works totally, but not up to current speeds and limited to 16GB of RAM.
OTOH, my 2000 Subaru still runs fine with 225,000 miles. Radio, CD changer, Air Conditioner all still work. No modern electronic devices at all. My fancy EGO lawnmower, though, had to have a replacement of its $275 battery after only three years. So, to the O.P., I agree with and appreciate you position. I hope the new tax laws leave us both with enough money to replace our obsolete electronics.
I am afraid that if you watch has watchOS7.X pre-installed and you don't have at least an iPhone 6s then you are indeed stuck. See if you can return the watch and get a refund if you do not want to upgrade your iPhone. I don't know of any other work-around. Sorry. Don't blame me I am just the messenger.
I'm really sorry that this is happening to you.
You could try trading in to get a new watch discounted (I know you didn't want this type of advice)
Or you can try getting a new phone like an Xr for around $500, or buy a used 6s for $50.
It's simply up to Apple what they want to require, and sometimes it's just that the hardware of old devices simply don't work.
Looks like I'm buying a Subaru with an in dash clock!
Apple Watch version 1 can not sync with my iPhone
