Apple Watch not updating via iPhone

My Apple Watch series 9 will not update via my iPhone 12. Both are charged but everry time I open up the watch app on my phone it does nothing. An old post asking the same thing had no viable answers. So, how do I update it if it won't via the phone?

Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 11

Posted on Dec 29, 2024 7:15 PM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2024 7:21 PM

Yes, Im replying to my own post.


Since I couldn't reply on the older post I am going to reply here and tell others what worked for me.

You don't need the phone in order to update the OS on the watch.

Go to the settings screen on your watch, tap it and when it opens go to general. Tap on update. It sends you to accept via the app on your phone. From there it's all on the watch. Done in less than 10 minutes.

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Dec 29, 2024 7:21 PM in response to socrmom

Yes, Im replying to my own post.


Since I couldn't reply on the older post I am going to reply here and tell others what worked for me.

You don't need the phone in order to update the OS on the watch.

Go to the settings screen on your watch, tap it and when it opens go to general. Tap on update. It sends you to accept via the app on your phone. From there it's all on the watch. Done in less than 10 minutes.

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