Originally Posted by
noglider
I'm still confused. This is a chart showing how Apple Watches DO work with iphones, but the text you wrote says NO Apple Watch will work with MY SE1 iphone.
Maybe you're talking about how you are stuck at iOS 15. I have an iphone12 with iOS 18 so I think I'll be good with an Apple Watch.
I didn't quote the rest of your text, but it is useful, and I thank you again. Everything everyone has written is helpful.
Yes, that is the problem. Any Apple Watch currently available for sale requires a newer iPhone OS (and therefore in my case, a new phone, since my SE1 is stuck at iOS 15).
If I could find an Apple Watch Series 7 or earlier, NOS, that would work, unless/until I need to upgrade the watch OS.
(I went through all of this when I purchased my Garmin watch. It has only gotten worse as my phone has grown more obsolete.)