Apple Watch Stuck in "Preparing" during watchOS 9.6 update
Trying to update Ultra Watch to watchOS 9.6- stuck on "Preparing"
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Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 9
Today is March 26, 2024. Update 10.4 is stuck on preparing….
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I’ve got the same problem with WatchOS 10.4 it keeps preparing. This is happening from this morning at 6:00 am. Any help ? Thanks 🙏🏻
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Deleting the 500+gb file and then turning off and restarting both my watch and my phone worked. The update just finished.
Same here, stuck on preparing. Deleted the update file which was 1.1g, downloading again.
On your Apple Watch,
1. Settings.
2. Storage.
3. Delete watch 10.4
4. Repeat process.
Yes! Same problem for me!
Did you have two watchOS files and one was your update file specifically called ‘update watch 10.4’ or was the only one file called ‘watchOS 10.4’ and you deleted that?
No “storage” or way to delete update. I have iPhone 12 and watch 9 all updated except watch, which has been stuck on updating for 2 days, now.
I wish I have had the same luck. I have restarted my phone and my watch 3 different times; deleted the update files twice and still stuck in Preparing for the 10.4 update >:(
You are welcome.
Did you find any solution?
Same issue here. 10.4 has been “preparing” for 3 days now. I cant figure out how to stop it.
Apple Watch Stuck in "Preparing" during watchOS 9.6 update