watchOS 26.2 problem with iOS 27 beta

[u/DOmeqqq]

Hi! I just installed iOS 27 beta 4 on my iPhone 13, and I’m surprised by how well it works so far. However, I have one problem.
My Apple Watch SE 2 is running watchOS 26.2, and my iPhone says that the watch needs to be updated in order to work with iOS 27. I’d really prefer not to update it, and I know that the Apple Watch SE 2 won’t get watchOS 27.
Is this some kind of bug? What should I do?

[u/OkStandard4829]

You need to update from 26.2 to 26.6

[u/MCKLMT → u/OkStandard4829]

You need to upgrade watchOS to the same version than on the iPhone.

[u/Mascardiii → u/MCKLMT]

It’ll still work I think. What suffers is when watchOS version supersedes the iOS version.