Resetting Apple Watch without Bluetooth
I need to reset my apple watch, but Bluetooth is disabled. Can you reset an Apple Watch without Bluetooth?
Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6
too many password attempts reset watch
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I was messing around with the settings, had that and Wi-Fi turned off with the intention of turning them back on - I got distracted and set it down, and later realized my friend's child was playing with it.
**Bluetooth and Wi-Fi were turned off before my watched was messed with... now my watch shows "too many passcode attempts have been made - reset Apple Watch and pair again."
I cannot turn Bluetooth and Wi-Fi back on because I cannot access my watch - I did try your suggestion of unpairing my watch and phone - then I received a message that it may not have unpaired and I was supposed to go to settings on my Apple Watch app to reset it... only when I did, it actually did unpair. So now I have a phone that doesn't recognize my Apple Watch and an Apple Watch I cannot reset. Is there a way to reset the Apple Watch when it is in this state?
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Turn bluetooth and wifi back on then;
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If it doesn't work first time then turn wifi off on the watch and try again.
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The watch talks to the phone via bluetooth so no bluetooth = no communication between watch and phone which is required to pair and set up.
Why is bluetooth disabled?.
Resetting Apple Watch without Bluetooth