Apple says Apple Watch Series 3 owners should Restore when installing future software updates
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Apple has issued new guidance to owners of the Apple Watch Series 3, saying that due to storage space constraints, users should perform a restore before updating to the latest watchOS version.
The new guidance has come with the latest iOS 14.6 and watchOS 7.5 updates, which now display a pop-up that automatically asks the user to restore their Apple Watch Series 3 before updating it.
As reported by 9to5Mac, who was first to report on the pop-up following a tip from a reader, prior to iOS 14.6, multiple Apple Watch Series 3 owners who attempted to install new watchOS updates encountered issues due to their device not having enough storage to install the new software.
The GPS-only version of the Apple Watch Series 3, which Apple still sells today, only has 8GB of internal storage, which makes the wearable struggle to handle large updates.
@MacMagazine o iPhone no 14.6 só desistiu de instalar o watchOS 7.5 no Apple Watch series 3 direto haha já fala direto pra desinstalar #aloadt @filipeesposito antes falava que não tinha espaço pic.twitter.com/Urp0OHrzky
— Nicolas Lehmann (@NLehmann) May 27, 2021
There is no word on when Apple may discontinue the aging device, but it seems like the Series 3’s days may be up.