Why Apple Watch Update fails every time I download it?

Apple Watch software update fails every time I try to download

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 4:48 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2024 1:22 PM

solved!

it keeps trying to update through the iPhone and fails, therefore:

  1. Turn off your iPhone Bluetooth
  2. Go to settings in your watch and under airplane mode turn off the watch bluetooth
  3. turn on your iPhone hotspot
  4. go to settings on your watch and under WiFi turn wifi on and connect to your iPhone hotspot
  5. now go to software update and download and it works immediately
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