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Kadrylek
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Apple Watch Series 8 stuck on pairing screen; watchOS update fails

Hello, I have an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 27 and an Apple Watch Series 8. My watch is stuck on the pairing screen, and my iPhone requires watchOS 26.6, but the update keeps restarting without an error message. I have tried factory resetting the watch, restarting my iPhone, using different Wi-Fi networks, and pairing with another iPhone, but nothing has worked. Could you please help me restore my watch and complete the update? Thank you. 

Posted on Oct 23, 2026 12:12 PM

2 replies

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Oct 23, 2026 1:32 PM in response to Kadrylek

Others have reported similar problems when using an iPhone with iOS 27.0.1 and Apple Watch that cannot accept watchOS 27.


Perhaps iOS 27.2 will rectify this issue. Apple should release it next week.

AsankaAkesh
User level: Level 1 (12 points)

Oct 23, 2026 1:46 PM in response to sberman

iPhone IOS 27 update is getting delayed the open any app 3 to 4 seconds why this happened and same with my friend phone this serious issue download iOS 27

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256381719