Why Is watchOS 6 Taking So Long?
Contents If You Are Upgrading from watchOS 6, You Will Have the Quickest Upgrade Path, but If You Are on an Older Release, This Process Could Take Longer, Due...
If you are upgrading from watchOS 6, you will have the quickest upgrade path, but if you are on an older release, this process could take longer, due to a potentially bigger update. Plan on spending at least 20 minutes and potentially up to an hour installing iOS 13.6 if you aren’t already on it.
How long does the watchOS 6 update take?
You’ll need to have your Apple Watch charged and a strong Wi-Fi connection. Follow the prompts to install the update, which can take anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour depending on your connection. WatchOS 6 is currently available for Apple Watch Series 3 ($199 at Best Buy), Series 4 and Series 5.
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Why is Apple Watch update taking so long?
Sending that much data over Bluetooth is insane—watchOS updates typically weigh in anywhere between a few hundred megabytes to more than a gigabyte. Making the weakest link—sending the installer to your watch—faster by temporarily disabling Bluetooth shaves off a significant amount of time from the update process.
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