I cannot pair my Apple Watch due to the watchOS and iOS

I am trying to pair Apple Watch SE 2023 with iPhone 12 Pro Max 128 GB iOS 17.5.1 but I can’t it says that the watch needs higher iOS so pairing stops


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Apple Watch SE, watchOS 11

Posted on Aug 23, 2024 8:24 AM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2024 11:54 AM

Your Apple Watch SE should be compatible with 17.5.1, unless someone installed the watchOS 11 beta on it. In that case, you’ll have to wait until the full release to install iOS 18 on your iPhone 12, then pair your watch to your phone.


Which, conveniently enough, is about a month away, give or take a couple weeks.

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