Bug de Watchos 11.3: Please note, the old Apple Watch become unusable

Since the release of Watchos 11.3, users of old Apple Watch face a big surprise … and not the right one. Because of a bug, some models such as Series 4,, Series 5 And The first generation of Can no longer install the latest version of Watchos 10 (10.6.1). Result: these watches are blocked, unable to be used normally with an iPhone.

It gets stuck with updates

The problem only affects Apple Watch which had not yet been updated to Watchos 10.6.1 before the arrival of Watchos 11.3. If you had already made this update, everything is fine. But for those who still use an older version, it is impossible to install Watchos 10.6.1 now. And this is where it gets complicated, because these watches need this version to work with the latest iPhone oniOS 18.3, available as a reminder since today.

Clearly: if your Apple Watch is not up to date, it can no longer connect properly to your iPhone. Suffice to say that it becomes difficult to use, which has enough to frustrate the owners of these older models.

A solution on the way?

Apple has not yet published a corrective, but it is a safe bet that a quick update will be deployed. It is not the first time that a bug linked to updates has created this kind of problem, and the brand has already proven in the past that it knew how to react quickly in these kinds of situations. In the meantime, affected users will have to take their pain in patience.