It has to be (at a minimum) an iPhone 6s.Hello Bizdizzle - Did your watch pair with iphone6 after the service?
I bought an apple series 3 few months back and it wouldnt pair with my iphone6. I spoke to apple support, they agreed to downgrade. However, they repair center sent back the watch as-is. I spoke again, sent it again, and today they are saying they couldnt downgrade. Hence checking with you to see if they indeed did the downgrade for you?
Struggling with this since Jan 19 - the watch has made 2 round trips to apple and comeback as-is![]()
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