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updated my series 3 to Watch OS 6.1.1 overnight
now it keeps asking for the password to my Apple ID
I typed it in correctly, over and over
it keeps asking!
note that I have a separate Apple ID for iCloud versus iTunes (like many people)
it is unusable now!!!!
Hi fieryjack, note that I use a different Apple ID for iCloud and iTunes.
on the phone linked to the Watch, I signed out of iTunes, then back in.
This did not solve the Watch issue.
I am hesitant to sign out of iCloud on my phone just to try things--too many things are dependent on that (photos, notes, mail, etc etc).
it seems like signing back in would cause too much stuff to have to resync.
I have an Apple Watch series 5. Every time I turn it on it asked me for my Apple ID. I put it in and it tells me the wrong ID number. I know this is the correct number. I try to type it in on the watch. Or I put it on my iOS device and it still doesn’t work what should I do
Try this;
On your phone go into your profile page and sign out at the bottom of the screen then sign back in again.This should pass the signed in info to the watch and hopefully stop asking for your password.
I think you are talking about the Watch App (not "MyWatch")
Going to Genera/Apple ID/ in the Watch App shows these:
ICLOUD
ITUNES & APPLE MUSIC
These fields are not editable, you cannot click on them to do anything.
Sorry
fieryjack wrote:
It's the icloud password the phone is asking for.If you don't want to do that then you will keep getting that password request.
The watch is displaying the email address I use for iTunes, not iCloud.
On my phone I did sign out of iTunes and back in.
Immediately I got the prompts on my Watch, so it didn't work.
I just rebooted the Watch, maybe that will help.
This seems ridiculous!!!
Yeah 2 separate apple IDs...I tried to change over to one and it was a disaster
all my subscriptions and iTunes purchases were done with the ancient Apple ID...so I have to keep using it only for iTunes with a separate one for icloud
newer customers who didn’t start so long ago don’t have this issue!
I have the same problem. At first, I was able to enter my password on my iphone's keyboard, but that didn't stop the notifications on my watch. Now I can't do that. I may have changed my apple id e-mail address in the past a long time ago, but I don't think I have 2 apple ids.
It seems strange that I am giving you instructions for this and Apple is silent
apple is outsourcing tech support to us!
try this:
keep watch near phone
on phone, log out of itunes
restart watch (press hold long button)
good luck!
Updated to 6.1.3 on iWatch 4. It kept on asking me for my iCloud password daily. Solution was to Unpair the iWatch using the iWatch App. Pairing it again on the iWatch app on your phone is a long process since you have to restore the iWatch back to the updated 6.1.3 release. (You could go back to a prior version, but sooner or later you'll be required to update the iWatch to the latest software version.) You'll be asked to enter a new passcode, which can be the same one used before. Patience is require for the entire pairing process.
It's the icloud password the phone is asking for.If you don't want to do that then you will keep getting that password request.
Try entering the Apple ID from the MyWatch app on your phone.
iPhone>My Watch>General>Apple ID>
Hope it works,having 2 apple ids is a recipe for distaster as you're now finding out.
Thanks for all your help. I Agree where is apple tech??
Ok I tried all of the above the last step when I went to log out of itunes I was not login.
Now what??
I got online with Apple support and we had to unpair my watch and repair it back to fix the problem.
I have unpaired and repaired my phone and watch twice. I still get this message multiple times a day. @MrTobywayne: how did you get in touch with Apple Support?
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