Can’t pair my Apple Watch with new phone, do I remove the watch from the old phone

Can’t pair my Apple Watch to my new phone, how do I unpair from the old phone, remove it from iCloud?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Nov 10, 2019 2:46 PM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2019 4:27 PM

Use the steps below to unpair:

  1. Erase your Apple Watch.
  2. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. ... 
  3. Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
  4. Try to restore from a backup. ... 
  5. Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
  6. Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone.


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Nov 10, 2019 4:27 PM in response to 1235szr

Use the steps below to unpair:

  1. Erase your Apple Watch.
  2. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. ... 
  3. Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
  4. Try to restore from a backup. ... 
  5. Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
  6. Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone.


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