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Why can’t I pair a series 3 watch to an iPhone 13 Pro? Continues to give me “Unable to check for update… because you are not connected to the internet’

I have tried restarting the phone, delete the watch app, defaulting the watch, being connected to WiFi, not being connected to WiFi. This seems to be an ongoing issue for years??? I just decided to move back from Android to Apple and this is not a good start… btw I am 15.0.1

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 2, 2021 5:02 PM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2021 5:26 PM

For that specific message, see:

If you see 'Unable to Verify Update' when updating Apple Watch - Apple Support

FWIW, a lot of people have problems updating a series 3 watch due to insufficient memory. In some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, see fireyjack's reply to:

Can't update her series 3 watch. - Apple Community


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Oct 2, 2021 5:26 PM in response to AtlTechy

For that specific message, see:

If you see 'Unable to Verify Update' when updating Apple Watch - Apple Support

FWIW, a lot of people have problems updating a series 3 watch due to insufficient memory. In some cases, unpairing the watch, completely erasing it, then pairing and restoring the backup will resolve the issue after an update. (Simply unpairing and pairing again may not work.)

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Also, see fireyjack's reply to:

Can't update her series 3 watch. - Apple Community


Why can’t I pair a series 3 watch to an iPhone 13 Pro? Continues to give me “Unable to check for update… because you are not connected to the internet’

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