Apple Watch Series 3 shows its age when user tries to update itWell, that's a process.
What you need to know
A new report shows how difficult updating an Apple Watch Series 3 is in 2021.
The Verge tried updating the watch to watchOS 7.4.
Updated an Apple Watch Series 3 to watchOS 7.4 is a bit of a struggle.
As reported by The Verge, while Apple still sells the Apple Watch Series 3, trying to update it to the latest supported software is not an experience you would expect from a "current" Apple product.
Normally, updating an Apple Watch is an annoyingly long but straightforward process: you charge your Watch up to 50 percent, plug it in, and wait for the slow process of the update transferring and installing to your smartwatch.
But the non-cellular Apple Watch Series 3 has a tiny 8GB of internal storage, a fair chunk of which is taken up by the operating system and other critical software. So installing a major update — like the recently released watchOS 7.4 — goes something like this:
The article goes on to explain the insan...
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Apple Watch Series 3 shows its age when user tries to update it
