Series 7 and iPhone SE 1st gen

[hanser]

I would like to buy a refurbished series 7 to go with my iPhone SE (2016) which can`t go further than iOS 15.7. Series 7 was WatchOS8 which is fine with iOS 15. But what would happen if the watch has been already updated to WatchOS9? Will it be set back for tethering to the iPHone or is there a danger that it can`t be tethered?

 

[waw74]

there is no way to downgrade a watch to a previous version.

so there's no way to pair a watch that's been upgraded to watchOS 9 to a phone can't run iOS 16.

 

[hanser]

Well, then I have to see, what OS is installed, and perhaps will have to send it back, if OS 9 is on it.

 

[Saturn007]

It should come with Watch OS 8 and work fine with Apple Watch 7. The AW 7 refurb page says this:

“Apple Watch Series 7 require an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 15 or later.”​

See

Refurbished Apple Watch Series 7 GPS + Cellular, 45mm Blue Aluminum Case with Abyss Blue Sport Band - Apple

The challenge was to create a bigger display while barely expanding the dimensions of the watch itself. To do so, the display was completely re‑engineered reducing the borders by 40%, allowing for more screen area than both Series 6 and Series 3. Now that’s something to smile about.

www.apple.com

Let us know what you find out!

 

[hanser]

It arrived and was on 8.6, so I was lucky. It was from a reseller, not Apple, so I was not sure if the previous owner had gone to 9 already. Everything works fine so far.