Hey everyone so I have a unique situation. I contacted Apple Support but they told me to just ask on here. I had my iPhone 6 Plus running iOS 9 and I updated my Apple Watch to Watch OS 2. I downgraded my iPhone to iOS 8.3 and it cannot pair with the Watch OS 2. I know I need to update my iPhone to iOS 9 to communicate with the Watch which I am now but can I downgrade the Watch to Watch OS 1.0.1? Also I heard of a Watch OS recovery mode for the Apple Watch from Apple Support, does this exist if so what is it?
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Not possible to downgrade. As for recovery mode, if that does exist, no one has yet to figure out how to acces it. All a myth for now.
OMG. I guess then it's a brick.
Unless you take the phone back to iOS 9
This is not a unique situation. Searching the forums before posting would have revealed many posts containing all the information in this one.
It's a shame. These forums are not what they used to be. Things started getting worse when people just registered as a developer to get access to the betas.
As others have mentioned, iOS 9 is a requisit for working with Watch OS 2 and you can't downgrade the watch. Unless the Apple store have a higher access level and are able to do it via the diagnostics port but I'd have thought you'd have been advised to do that by the Apple Support team if it were possible. Think you're stuck really. Sorry.
Whats a shame? the OP didnt look or search at all before posting; theres literally a 100 threads on this so there is nothing wrong with saying searching is bad.
If you unpaired your iPhone from your Watch before updating, then it can be done, as a separate backup is saved every time the two devices are unpaired.
On your Apple Watch, go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase all Content and Settings
Wait for the watch to reset, then pair it as if it were brand new. Once paired, the app on your iPhone will ask you whether you want to set it up as new, or restore from a backup. Tap restore, and choose your watchOS 1.0.1 backup. This will downgrade the software.
It took me a whole day to figure out, but it worked!
This will only work if you unpaired your iPhone from your Apple Watch BEFORE updating to watchOS 2.0 and you must have iOS 9 installed.
While some have taken the chance and downgraded their devices, this is NOT
supported in any way shape or form. In Fact Apple explicitly states that devices
CANNOT be reverted to previous versions after upgrading. You were foolish. You
installed not one but two beta versions and now expect a non beta to talk to a beta?
In what world would such foolishness be real?? iOS 8 can't talk to iOS 9? Gee
that's a surprise, NOT. DO NOT INSTALL BETA SOFTWARE ON CRITICAL USE
DEVICES.