Why won’t my watch update

I have my iPhone and watch sitting next to each other, both plugged in. Won’t update

Posted on Oct 28, 2023 10:30 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2023 10:42 AM

You need to actively update the Apple Watch. It’s not like the AirPods where the update occurs automatically. On your iPhone open the Watch app, go to General and the Software Update. Follow the directions on the screen.

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Oct 28, 2023 12:12 PM in response to PJEatsinDC

Upon further investigation, looks like Apple no longer supports my watch. They say to update to the SE series, but when I look up SE series, it needs an iPhone 8 or newer!! What a bunch of crock!! So I need to dispose of both my watch and IPhone just to have Apple support!! Why would I do that when both run fine and do what they are suppose to do!!!

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