With in the present day’s watchOS 11.3 replace, Apple unintentionally broke watchOS updates for some older Apple Watch fashions, in accordance with info circulating on social networks.
For Apple Watch fashions which are unable to be up to date to watchOS 11, such because the Apple Watch Sequence 4 and Sequence 5, there may be an unintended bug that forestalls a few of them from putting in the newest model of watchOS 10, watchOS 10.6.1.
New Apple Mistake: Apple Watches that ended on watchOS 10.6.1 (Sequence 4/5, SE1) can’t replace to watchOS 10.6.1 in the event that they’re not already on it.
Apple bumped the CV required that ota‘s are related to from 22 to 24, which might usually be related to late-11.x watchOS
— Michael (@MasterMike88) January 27, 2025
An Apple Watch that was not operating watchOS 10.6.1 previous to the discharge of watchOS 11.3 and iOS 18.3 is now unable to have the watchOS 10.6.1 replace put in. So an Apple Watch SE 1, Sequence 4, or Sequence 5 proprietor operating an older model of watchOS can’t set up watchOS 10.6.1 on the present time.
Additional, some Apple Watch fashions operating earlier variations of watchOS 10 can’t be paired to an iPhone.
This concern solely applies to Apple Watch fashions which are restricted to watchOS 10, and it’s additional solely relevant to these not already operating watchOS 10.6.1, an replace that got here out final August. Apple will possible repair this concern within the close to future.
(Thanks, lunotech11!)
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