You now have to completely restore an Apple Watch Series 3 to update it

[iMore.com]

iOS 14.6 is now asking users to unpair and restore their Apple Watch Series 3 in order to update it to the latest version of watchOS.

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[Annie_M]

I didn’t have to do this on my Series 3…

 

[Ledsteplin]

I didn’t have to do this on my Series 3…

Are you on iOS 14.6?

 

[Annie_M]

Are you on iOS 14.6?

You bet!

 

[Ledsteplin]

You bet!

Oh, ok.

 

[metllicamilitia]

I'm on the 14.7 beta and was on the 14.6 beta before then. I never had to unpair my watch.

 

[metllicamilitia]

Oh, I don't store anything on my watch so I always have enough storage space.

 

[Lee_Bo]

Well if Apple’s next watch has glucose monitoring, then I may have a series 6 that may need a new home.