Apple Watch 3 will not pair after iOS 13.5.1 update

Apple Watch- reset it to factory default. You will see a “i” on the watch click it. Select pair manually and this should bypass the B’s Unusable loop the upgrade will put you in. Hope this helps

Ok this is a bit strange, I went to watch settings and found out that bt is turned off. Once switched it back on it connects fine.

i swear I never touched that before

Ok. I got mine to work. They sent it back to me and it was able to pair. The key is to manually pair it and not to follow the auto / camera pairing. Click the “I” on the watch wjen it is in start up.

Yes, there are many users who are facing this issue. The same has been confirmed by Apple support team also. I had my Apple Watch series 4 paired for a long time with an iPhone 6, this weekend, I unpaired it and tried paring it with an iPhone 6S Plus with iOS13.5.1 and it didnt pair. Customer support informed me that there is bug in this iOS update and people like me will have to wait till Apple releases its next update. Very frustrating. Cant use the watch for the past few days. Even the service center guys couldnt resolve the issue.

and I tried to update the app and it did work .. i am now on watch OS6.2.6 and the watch is paired and updated. It worked. I just updated the the software. thats it. I hope it works for others too !!

What worked for me was to “manually” update the watch. Do not use the Camera on the phone to try to sync. Use the “manual” pair on the phone and watch. This worked for me

Call Apple again and demand that they take the watch back to the repair centre. Keep in mind that if it’s out of warranty they might charge you. I have a pre-paid box due on Monday to send it back to them.

i spoke to one of their call centre people this morning and he said he wasn’t aware of the issue...really!?

Agree regarding Apple’s quality and customer service.

i called support this morning and they assured me that they can and will upgrade the watch to OS6

According to the service centre team, they can fix a hardware problem and not a software issue. Software related, Apple already knows and will fix the bug in the next update. My question to them is .. We all dont know when the next one is gonna be released ... so till that time, I should just keep my watch lying around, not use it. Waste of time and money for having one and what is the guarantee that with the next update it will be fixed, and if not then what ? What shall I do with the watch ? I am shocked the way Apple is working these days. I am using their phones since they came out with iphone 3 and now i am highly disappointed ..

Yes. They told me this. I sent the watch in. They then told me it would cost $199 to “fix” the watch. Be careful. From my experience with the service, it feels like they are ignoring the issues and just want me to purchase a new unit. Support either lied to you or lied to me. As of yesterday they told me they are unable to upgrade the watch to work with the phone update.

Well, All I did on Sunday was tried to update the watch and it did, I think Apple has a major server issue. Its the watch OS that has an issue and not the iOS because if the iOS had an issue then there would have been another update and then we could have updated the watch OS. I was also told to pay however I didnt and collected the watch without paying. Do not pay. Just attempt and keep trying. I was able to update my watch and am now on the latest WatchOS. Good luck !!

The problem exists with 13.4.1 also.

why can’t the service centre team fix it? Apple support said to me that if I post the watch to them that they will upgrade the software.

Using a phone with iOS 12 doesn’t work. I’ve just tried it. You can pair the watch, which has WatchOS 5.3.7, but the iphone running ios12 does not see a path to Watch OS6 on the phone app??

I’m confused