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Apple Watch 3 cant be updated

Hi ALL;


I bought a second 38mm Apple Watch, as a second watch.


My phone is an Iphone 12 Pro with IOS 15.6.1, and with my other Apple Watch 3 I have never had any problems and I have always been able to update it.


My problem is that once I do the pairing with the new watch, it tells me that it has version 6.3 installed and that it needs an update, and then I always enter the following loops:


Loop1: I can't install any update because the phone is not connected to the internet - My phone is connected to the internet, so after doing a reset of the watch or restarting the phone sometimes I get to the next loop.


Loop2: The clock starts downloading the 8.7.1 update, installs it, the clock restarts and again tells me that an update (8.7.1) has been found and must be installed. This installation can be repeated for hours! And it never ends


Can someone help me with this?

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Posted on Oct 12, 2022 1:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2022 1:34 AM

Hi,


Thanks for your answer. But as I indicated in the message, I have another Apple Watch 3 that is updated and works without problem, and yesterday I tried to configure a third Apple Watch 3 GPS and it also worked.

Why does it work on 2 watches and not on the other one?


Also I am not trying to update to WatchOs 9 but to 8.7.1.

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Oct 12, 2022 1:34 AM in response to Community User

Hi,


Thanks for your answer. But as I indicated in the message, I have another Apple Watch 3 that is updated and works without problem, and yesterday I tried to configure a third Apple Watch 3 GPS and it also worked.

Why does it work on 2 watches and not on the other one?


Also I am not trying to update to WatchOs 9 but to 8.7.1.

Apple Watch 3 cant be updated

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