How to update Apple Watch SE 2 stuck on Verizon carrier software 40.0?

Apple Watch SE 2 is stuck on Verizon carrier software 40.0, how to fix this


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Posted on Oct 18, 2026 4:40 PM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2026 5:46 PM

There is not a direct way to update the Carrier software on the Apple Watch. Instead, the Carrier software is handled through the iPhone.


On the iPhone, select


Settings > General > About

View the Carrier information


On that screen, if a carrier update is available it will be offered.


You should also have both the watch and iPhone updated to the latest version of their OS software. That means as of today, 27.0.1 for both of them.


More information about updating iPhone carrier software:

https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-206960/


By the way, on my watch Series 11 the carrier version is AT&T 42.0 and my iPhone carrier version is AT&T 72.1 ... they won't necessarily match.


Are your phone and watch working properly? I would leave them alone, carrier updates are not something one normally does manually.

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Oct 18, 2026 5:46 PM in response to MathandDory

There is not a direct way to update the Carrier software on the Apple Watch. Instead, the Carrier software is handled through the iPhone.


On the iPhone, select


Settings > General > About

View the Carrier information


On that screen, if a carrier update is available it will be offered.


You should also have both the watch and iPhone updated to the latest version of their OS software. That means as of today, 27.0.1 for both of them.


More information about updating iPhone carrier software:

https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-206960/


By the way, on my watch Series 11 the carrier version is AT&T 42.0 and my iPhone carrier version is AT&T 72.1 ... they won't necessarily match.


Are your phone and watch working properly? I would leave them alone, carrier updates are not something one normally does manually.

How to update Apple Watch SE 2 stuck on Verizon carrier software 40.0?

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