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Why isn't my Apple Watch pairing and updating?
Why is my Apple Watch suddenly not pairing?
How do I pair my Apple Watch when it needs to be updated?

Question:

I have an apple watch 4 which hasn't been used for over a year.

When I'm now trying to pair it, it requires the watchOS to be updated.

This is where it fails..

I've tried it on two different iPhones, both running iOS 14.2.

The watch app says "your software is up to date", but from there, I can only tap cancel which brings me to the screen that says it needs to be updated again.

See screenshots below.

There is also a screen recording on the Dropbox link.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nikzv3scg9nj7fa/RPReplay_Final1604819177.MP4?dl=0

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Posted on Nov 7, 2020 11:29 PM

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Answer:

Try this;

Posted on Nov 8, 2020 11:08 AM

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Nov 8, 2020 8:25 PM in response to fieryjack In response to fieryjack

This worked! Thank you.

I was able to update with iOS 14.2 after the reset.

Nov 8, 2020 8:25 PM

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Nov 8, 2020 1:33 AM in response to jimmieant In response to jimmieant

Find a phone with ios12 on it if you can and pair your watch to it,it will ask

you to update the watch select yes,after it has updated unpair the watch

from the ios12 phone and then pair it with your ios13 or 14 phone.Now you can update to a higher WatchOS.

Alternatively contact apple store and see if they will update the watch

through the watch's data/diagnostic port.

Nov 8, 2020 1:33 AM

Nov 8, 2020 10:41 AM in response to fieryjack In response to fieryjack

Thanks for your help. It makes sense even if it feels like a bug that newer iOS won't be able to update the watch OS.

On my old iPhone 6 with (latest possible) iOS 12.4.9, I tried

Tapped ”Start pairing” -> ”Scanned watch” -> tapped ”update now”
Phone said: ”Activating Apple Watch” for about a minute
Then it popped up a message for just half a second and disappeared by it self saying "Iphone Out of Date", "Your iPhone is out of date, before you can pair it with your Apple Watch you'll have to update it to the latest version of iOS"
Then it started "unpairing" by itself.

Then I tried with a iPhone XR running IOS 13.7.

It said the same thing as the iPhone 6. The only difference was that the message didn't disappear by itself and it gave me the option to update phone or cancel pairing.

Nov 8, 2020 10:41 AM

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Nov 8, 2020 8:25 PM in response to fieryjack In response to fieryjack

This worked! Thank you.

I was able to update with iOS 14.2 after the reset.

Nov 8, 2020 8:25 PM

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Question: Can't update and pair apple watch

Why isn't my Apple Watch pairing and updating?

If the pairing process stalls Press and hold the Digital Crown while your Apple Watch is in pairing mode. Tap Reset when it appears on your watch. After your watch resets, you can pair again.

Why is my Apple Watch suddenly not pairing?

Try to connect your Apple Watch and iPhone again On your iPhone, make sure that Airplane Mode is off and that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are on. To check, open Control Center. If you see the Airplane Mode icon on your watch face, Airplane Mode is on. Open Control Center, then turn off Airplane Mode.

How do I pair my Apple Watch when it needs to be updated?

To turn on your Apple Watch, press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo. Bring your iPhone near your Apple Watch, wait for the Apple Watch pairing screen to appear on your iPhone, then tap Continue. Or open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap Pair New Watch.