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kevinbal

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Original poster
Feb 28, 2006
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Storrs, CT
Hi all,

I recently received my Apple Watch back from service and I'm trying to figure out what's happening with it's inability to receive updates.

Regardless if it's WatchOS 4 or I've also tried to install the WatchOS 5 beta profile, the software update screen returns the error "Cannot Connect to Apple Watch".

I'm guessing that it's because my phone is on beta 6 of iOS 12. Is anyone else having this kind of connection issue? Were you able to find a workaround?

I've unpaired, repaired, restored from backup, set up as a new watch, etc. I'm at a loss at this point.
[doublepost=1533824056][/doublepost]After a lot more digging, I found this thread: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/105096

For some reason, installing the watch OS profile on BOTH the phone and the watch is what triggers a successful connection for updating. That's not normal =P
 

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