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wilmafromwinnipeg
User level: Level 1 (65 points)

Apple Watch series 7 won’t update

My Apple Watch series 7 won’t update It’s currently OS26.5 and shows that there is an update to 26.6 but I have tried multiple times to install it without success. I get a message that an error occurred when trying to install it. I have updated the phone so that’s not the problem. Any suggestions?

Posted on Nov 5, 2026 7:28 AM

3 replies

tillu_code
User level: Level 4 (2,112 points)

Nov 5, 2026 10:27 PM in response to wilmafromwinnipeg

Try these:

  1. Keep the watch on its charger, near the iPhone on Wi-Fi, with at least 50 percent battery.
  2. 2. Restart the watch and the iPhone, then try again.
  3. 3. On the iPhone go to Watch app > General > Usage, delete the old update file if you see one, then download the update again.
  4. 4. Turn off Low Power Mode on both.
  5. 5. If it still errors, unpair and pair the watch again.
wilmafromwinnipeg Author
User level: Level 1 (65 points)

Nov 7, 2026 5:30 AM in response to tillu_code

Thanks, this worked! (Though the previous download was under Storage not Usage.). It took forever but it did finally complete updating.

LD150
User level: Level 10 (107,674 points)

Nov 7, 2026 6:52 AM in response to tillu_code

"Watch app > General > Usage"

is that new on 27? Mine says Watch app > General > Storage on 26.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256389268