My Apple Watch five will not pair with my iPhone age telling me it needs to be updated to iOS 17, which does not appear on my Apple Pay iOS 16 how do I do?
My apple 5 watch don’t pair with my iPhone 8 say it is out of date update is at iOS 16
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If your watch has been updated to watchOS 10, then it needs your iPhone to be updated to iOS17. An iPhone 8 cannot be updated beyond iOS 16. There is no solution other than getting a new phone (or don't use the watch).