trying to connect watch to phone......updates are current, ios 12.5.4 keeps telling me i need to update my phone

Trying to connect new watch to phone. Keeps telling me to update and phone says updates are current. ios 12.5.4

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 18, 2021 8:28 AM

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Jul 18, 2021 8:52 AM in response to Mihsy400

If your watch is running WatchOS 6 or 7 then you need a phone with at least ios13 for watchos6 and ios14 for watchos7.Which means you need an iphone 6s or higher.

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