While transferring my son’s watch to my daughter, after unpairing, etc…it insisted on a software update. Despite following the instructions, the update isn’t for happening for 12+ hours while on charger, etc. I can’t pair the watch with her apple id because it’s stuck in the downloading new software mode. I have reset several times. Next steps?
It seems you are having issues with updating your Apple Watch, follow along with these steps.
When updating your Apple Watch:
Important: Keeping your iPhone near the Apple Watch is important because this could determine whether the update takes a few minutes or a couple hours.
If you are stuck in the update, try force resetting your Apple Watch, and your iPhone if needed.
Still not updating?
Contact Apple for more support.
For more information: Update your Apple Watch - Apple Support, hope this helps!
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