Update Apple Watch SE - Unable to verify update

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Update Apple Watch SE - Unable to verify update

My Apple Watch SE just can't update since WatchOS 9.3. I've tried almost everything you can think of, paired and unpaired my watch, reset both devices, turned them off millions of times, connected them to different wifi networks (both devices on the same network, obviously) and I'm still having the same issue. The thing is I'm not the only one with this problem, but I don't know why there's still no solution to this up to now. I don't have an Apple Store or anything in my country. But I'm pretty sure it's a software problem. Since I unpaired my watch so as to try to solve the problem, now I can't even pair it again with my iPhone since it asks for the update first. Don't know if anyone had the same issue and was able to solve, if you did, please let me know. I'm tired of my watch just being a paperweight. 😩

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Aug 8, 2024 9:36 PM

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Zachyy

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Aug 9, 2024 7:45 AM in response to Adriori10

Sorry to hear your receiving the “Unable to Verify Update” notification, lets go through debugging steps.

So it seems you have tried these methods:

Check your Internet Connection
Restart your Watch
Unpair and Repair your Watch

Let’s go ahead and try these:

Remove Media and Apps

When your Apple Watch cannot update, that is sometimes due to not enough storage available. You can try to free up storage by first removing any music or photos you have synced to your Watch, along with some apps. Then try to download the update.

Restore from a backup

If your Apple Watch cannot update, you can try restoring it from a previous backup. Unpair your Watch with your iPhone, set it up once more, This time, choose to restore from backup rather than set up as new.

Hope this helps, for more information: If you see 'Unable to Verify Update' when updating Apple Watch - Apple Support

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