Unable to pair Apple Watch with iPhone after OS update

I also have the same problem, tried the solution from fieryjack but it didn’t work. I am using iphone 7 plus and apple watch series 1 and updated to latest software ios 13.5.1 and watch OS updated to watch os 5.3.7. Before the upgrade everything was absolutely fine . Any other solution if worked in this kind of scenarios.

@ fieryjack

I have a AW series 2, I have had the message on my Iphone X to update my Watch Os since almost a month age. I did it....had the same problem which didn't connect to internet. after repeating the procedure to update, it finally did update but to 5.3.7!!! (it took more than 8 hours).

now it doesn't pair with the iphone X using 13.4 Os.

I tried the mentioned procedure......got the same result.

what is the solution?

It doesn't work for me, I've got AW series2.

@fieryjack

So what should I do if I don’t have another phone with ios12 on?

I don’t on an Apple Watch myself, which I did, but do you experience on watchOS six, two, one?

Mind you, I am using a 1st Series, 2nd Generation. 1 Series, 1st Generation will not update any farther as per what the apple tech told me.

Anyone got a fix for this yet? Tried all the steps in this thread and none of them work. It’s an absolute **** take that a response for a fix hasn’t been released.

My steps above fixed it and my buddies.

This is becoming a bigger problem every day especially with 1st generation watches,ios13 doesn't seem to like watches with watchos5 or below,here is one proven solution from another forum;

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I found a friend, who was on iOS 12 and used his iPhone to pair. Before pairing it asked to upgrade the watch OS (iOS 13 didn't offer this option). After I upgraded the watchos I unpaired the watch from the ios12 phone and then was able to pair it with any iPhone running iOS 13.

I tried this myself with an old watch and phone that I have and can confirm that it works 100%.

Thanks. I think you are right. Had this issue when I first bought my Apple Watch 6 months ago and had a 6s iPhone. They sent me a box and I sent the Watch back to them and they put in anew OS. Sent it back. That was fine for 6 months til I got the new iPhone SE 2020 last week with a OS of 13 and something. So here we go again. I am sending it back to them. The watch has a lot of warranties on it, so at no cost to me. I hope this helps. Thanks for your information!

UPDATE 2: You can't setup the iWatch with the IOS 13.4.X device. Once you see the screen say "connecting to apple watch" just hit "cancel" let it do a factory wipe. Then pair on the IOS 13.5+ device and setup from there!

Read this;

Try and borrow one from a friend maybe?.

Not connected to internet,try this;

On the phone;

Reset Network Settings in General>Reset>Reset Network Settings and try the update again.