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Will my Apple watch se work with an apple trachphone?

I have an iphone 7 that is a tracfone and would like to set up my apple watch SE using the phone. it. The watch keeps telling me that I need an updated phone. My question is, if I purchase another up dated iphone tracfone will it function with my apple watch?

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 12:54 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2023 1:16 PM

Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) require an iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16 or later. For more info, see:

Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) - Technical Specifications


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Jan 3, 2023 1:58 PM in response to zkaren

Any GPS only Apple Watch will work with a Tracfone. If you purchase a new Apple Watch, it MUST be paired with an iPhone running iOS 16 or higher (current version is 16.2), so your iPhone 7 is not compatible with any watch Apple sells currently.


No Apple Watch Cellular will work with Tracfone, because they do not support cellular services for Apple Watch. If you intend to stay with Tracfone, a GPS only watch would be the way to go. But if you think you'd like the advantages of having cellular service on an Apple Watch, you need to move to full service carrier, who does support Apple Watch.


This link lists the carriers who support Apple Watch --> Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple


Will my Apple watch se work with an apple trachphone?

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