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Install for a New Way to Restore an Apple Watch

Install for a New Way to Restore an Apple Watch

While it was unlisted in the official iOS 15.4 change log, the software brought a useful change to Apple Watch users. You'll get this change with iOS 15.8.2 if you missed iOS 15.4 and newer versions of iOS 15.

According to Apple documentation, users with 15.4 or newer on their iPhone and watchOS 8.5 or later on their Apple Watch can restore their Apple Watch with a nearby iPhone.

The document says your Apple Watch may show an "animation asking you to bring it close to an iPhone if your watch experiences a problem that requires it to be updated or restored." It might also show a red exclamation point.

If that happens, you can now follow these steps:

  • Make sure that an iPhone is nearby. The iPhone needs to have iOS 15.4 or later, it needs to be connected to Wi-Fi with Bluetooth turned on, and it needs to be unlocked.
  • Put your Apple Watch on its charger.
  • Double-click the side button (the button below the circular Digital Crown) on your Apple Watch.
  • Follow the steps that appear on the iPhone.

If that doesn't work, Apple says you'll need to check your Wi-Fi connection. You'll want to try using a 2.4GHz network instead of 5GHz and make sure that you're not on a captive or 802.1X network.

14 Comments

14 Comments

  1. Janis Thompson

    09/21/2021 at 10:31 am

    Thx for this! I think I’ll stay with 14.8 for the foreseeable, eh. More and more storage on my poor old 6s is being used by all these ‘great’ upgrades. You’d think they want me to buy a new phone. Lol❤️❤️

  2. Al Mahoney

    09/21/2021 at 10:40 am

    WiFi didn’t work outside for my wife and me.

  3. nevergonnahappen

    09/22/2021 at 5:46 am

    it works well on my 8

  4. Shaihaan

    09/29/2021 at 3:41 pm

    Is it okay for iPhone 7

  5. Irene Johnson

    11/12/2021 at 3:49 am

    Having real problems with phone (iPhone6s) overheating and battery draining.

  6. Sandy

    11/15/2021 at 9:43 am

    Me either. Did you find a fix?

  7. GordN

    11/25/2021 at 11:05 am

    Calendar with exchange – barely, if at all, works anymore. Reverting

  8. Vickie

    12/10/2021 at 8:16 am

    After installing the 15.1.1, mu iPhone 12 has slowed down considerably and sometimes freezes or won’t open different apps at all! I really wish I hadn’t updated it!

  9. Dave

    01/03/2022 at 1:10 pm

    After downloading iOS 15.1 on my iPad Pro the SD card camera adapter isn’t recognised! I work as part time photographer, and always download to iPad. How do I get this to work again please, I use it every day. It was fine on earlier versions. I don’t use a laptop. Depend on my trusty iPad Pro.
    Thanks for any help.

  10. Kaycee

    03/14/2022 at 8:09 pm

    Unfortunately I got sucked in into upgrading my iPhone 8 to the iOS 15.3 Version and imo it’s the absolute WORST update that iOS has put out there.
    Waaay too many BUGS and Glitches, especially with the Keyboard and it’s Cursor when trying to place the Cursor. But there’s also a Ton of other Bugs.
    It just sucks that Apple Won’t allow us to Go Back to whatever Previous Version that we want.
    Totally feels like Apple is Pushing people into Buying New Phones with All these Buggy Updates hurting our phones!!
    If it wasn’t the case, then I see absolutely No Reason that Apple Can’t create an Update that has NO BUGS, especially with all the Technology out there.
    Seems like almost every Update has Bugs and I feel that there’s No Reason for it.
    Can’t Apple just hire people who KNOW what they’re doing in order to Create an Update WITHOUT BUGS!?
    I’m almost ready to make a Switch and say Adios Apple!

  11. D. Jessie

    04/03/2023 at 3:33 pm

    When I downloaded 15.7.3 in iPhone 7 Plus Siri started using 20 to 30 % of battery, Had to shut off, uses 5 % shut off ?
    My opinion, if phone meeting your requirements, no download!!

  12. Mark

    04/29/2023 at 5:29 pm

    When I downloaded 15.7.5 my iphone7 shut down and the apple logo flashed on and off continuously. I put it in recovery mode and tried to force start it without any luck. Now it won’t upgrade or do a factory reset. In other words the upgrade has ruined my previously faultless phone. Thanks apple!!!

  13. Sbongile Nyathi

    04/11/2024 at 10:55 pm

    This iOS made my microphone not to work I can’t hear, do voice note on WhatsApp

  14. Mitch

    05/05/2024 at 2:53 pm

    I have my phone set to not down load automatic! How ever this update was done without my permission!

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