Can not update watch OS

[lbendor]

Few facts:
Running IOS 9.01 on an iphone 6
Apple Watch Sport OS1.0

I am having difficulty upgrading the OS on a new (replacement) apple watch. When I say new, I bought a replacement for my original apple watch on ebay. The new apple watch box had never been opened. Out of the box the replacement apple watch is running OS 1.0. I had a previous apple watch paired with my this phone and had upgraded the watch OS several times. I had upgraded the OS as fare as IOS 9.0.1 would allow.

I can successfully pair the new watch. The problem is that the watch app never recognizes the fact that an updated OS is available. When checkiing for updates is always returns with " apple watch Os up to date version 1.0"

I have tried to reset netwrk settings. Rebooting both the iphone and the apple watch and no changes.

Any ideas?

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

You're running an old version of iOS on your iPhone. Update to the latest iOS version and the updated wOS should appear.

 

[iModFrenzy]

You're running an old version of iOS on your iPhone. Update to the latest iOS version and the updated wOS should appear.

I would expect he'd be able to use 2.2 though on iOS 9.01. When I jailbroke my iPhone and had my Apple Watch it updated to 2.2 when on 9.0.1

I actually want watch OS 1 back lucky. I would love to get a battery band for my watch.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

I would expect he'd be able to use 2.2 though on iOS 9.01. When I jailbroke my iPhone and had my Apple Watch it updated to 2.2 when on 9.0.1

I actually want watch OS 1 back lucky. I would love to get a battery band for my watch.

That may have been possible at one point, but not if Apple is no longer signing 2.2 for 9.0.1.

 

[lbendor]

I don't want to update from 9.0.1 since my phone is jailbroken and I don't want to loose the jailbreak. Are you suggesting that i cant updates using 9.0.1 because apple watch OS 2.2 is no longer being signed? What if I update the watch with another phone with the latest IOs and upgrade to the newest watch 0S. Will I be able to use the watch with 9.0.1 ?

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

I don't want to update from 9.0.1 since my phone is jailbroken and I don't want to loose the jailbreak. Are you suggesting that i cant updates using 9.0.1 because apple watch OS 2.2 is no longer being signed? What if I update the watch with another phone with the latest IOs and upgrade to the newest watch 0S. Will I be able to use the watch with 9.0.1 ?

No, the newest wOS requires 9.3.2, unfortunately. If you try to go back, it'd re-set/unpair the AW.

 

[StarkCity]

I don't want to update from 9.0.1 since my phone is jailbroken and I don't want to loose the jailbreak. Are you suggesting that i cant updates using 9.0.1 because apple watch OS 2.2 is no longer being signed? What if I update the watch with another phone with the latest IOs and upgrade to the newest watch 0S. Will I be able to use the watch with 9.0.1 ?

I'm curious about using another device as well. I'm jailbroken on 9.0.2. The furthest I could get to is watch OS 2.1. And yes, because Apple isn't signing anything our phones can accept is why it won't show for us. We're stuck unless we update. I won't lose my jb for a watch OS, but then again I'm not all the way back like you. As for using another phone..... The only issue I foresee is that our devices won't play nice with the newest OS even if we get it onboard. The newer iOS compliments it, it may not even pair at all. I am curious though.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I'm curious about using another device as well. I'm jailbroken on 9.0.2. The furthest I could get to is watch OS 2.1. And yes, because Apple isn't signing anything our phones can accept is why it won't show for us. We're stuck unless we update. I won't lose my jb for a watch OS, but then again I'm not all the way back like you. As for using another phone..... The only issue I foresee is that our devices won't play nice with the newest OS even if we get it onboard. The newer iOS compliments it, it may not even pair at all. I am curious though.

I don't think its a matter of not playing nice, I'm fairly certain the watch won't even be able to pair with the iPhone if its not on 9.3.2.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

I don't think its a matter of not playing nice, I'm fairly certain the watch won't even be able to pair with the iPhone if its not on 9.3.2.

Correct. And if you happen to update the iPhone to 9.3.2 while the AW is still on 1.0 and paired to iPhone, you'll get a prompt stating that your version of wOS is out of date and to proceed with updating it to the latest wOS and hitting the cancel button would immediately unpair and re-set it.