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iPhone 7 Plus
Ashrafjk - u CAN'T update the iPhone 7 Plus to iOS 16. Max is 15.7.1. If you need to update your Apple Watch to WatchOS 9, you'll need iOS16. Which means you'll need an iPhone from iPhone 8 onwards. Or the latest and greatest iPhone 14 - Pro or otherwise. My Apple Watch 6 is only @2 years old, but since it can't be updated to WatchOS 9 - since I have the same iPhone 7 Plus as u - it can thus be considered as 'obsolete.'
Ashrafjk - u CAN'T update the iPhone 7 Plus to iOS 16. Max is 15.7.1. If you need to update your Apple Watch to WatchOS 9, you'll need iOS16. Which means you'll need an iPhone from iPhone 8 onwards. Or the latest and greatest iPhone 14 - Pro or otherwise. My Apple Watch 6 is only @2 years old, but since it can't be updated to WatchOS 9 - since I have the same iPhone 7 Plus as u - it can thus be considered as 'obsolete.'
Yes, you can, Ashrafjk. Once you have an iPhone on iOS16, you can pair it to your Apple Watch, and upgrade your Apple Watch to WatchOS 9, and thereafter, pair the Apple Watch with your iPhone 11 again. However, I'm not sure if the Apple Watch, AFTER upgrading to WatchOS 9, will automatically unpair from your iPhone 7 Plus that's still on iOS 15.7.1.
But, from what I can tell, the procedures are as follows:
Thereafter, once the above processes have been complete, you should be good to go.
Let me know how it turns out.
Regards.
I tried updating my iPhone 7 to IOS 16 today (and it downloaded the new version, etc) but apparently did not install it because v16 is only for iPhone 8 and later. But when I try to update my Apple Watch Series 7 to WatchOS 9, I'm given a message "To update the software on your Apple Watch, you need to update the software on your iPhone." So, Catch22, I can't get the new WatchOS until I update the software on my iPhone, but I can't update my iPhone 7 to IOS 16.
Is there any other way to update my Apple Watch's OS?
I want to pair Apple Watch 6 on watchOS 9 to iPhone 7 Plus on ios 15.7.
I would try your suggestion if it’s guaranteed that after upgrade of my watch it would still pair with iPhone 7 Plus as watch OS isn’t downgradable
Ashrafjk - u CAN'T upgrade your AW6 to WatchOS 9 if your iPhone 7 Plus is on iOS 15.7.1. It MUST BE iOS 16. And yes, you CAN'T downgrade the WatchOS too. You earlier mentioned about iPhone 11 - is this still correct?
No you require a phone running ios16 which is an iphone 8 or higher.
I'm surprised you could even update your iPhone 7 to iOS 16. I couldn't do it on my iPhone 7 Plus. It could only update to iOS 15.7.1.
I didn’t update my iPhone 7 Plus to iOS 16; it’s still on iOS 15
My second question is that can I pair with iPhone 11 and after WatchOS 9 update, I pair it with my iPhone 7 Plus?
No.
Read the post again the OP is asking if he can pair a WatchOS9 watch to his iphone 7 plus and the answer is no.
Too bad. It’s not fair
I FULLY agree!
I have watch series 6 and iphone 7 Plus. I want to upgrade to WatchOS 9
