Fitness+ Apple Watch pairing and Apple TV airplay issues

I had the same issue but it was fixed after I did a full restart of my Apple TV and my Apple Watch (Series 5).

when I initially tried to use Apple Fitness+ on my iPhone, it didn’t work until I restarted my iPhone. It’s a weird bug but doing a full restart should fix it.

I was also have the same problem with the TV app. Then I tried the iPad app and didn’t see the watch at all, so I figured the problem was with the watch. So I erased and re-paired the watch and everything is working well now.

Just to close the loop on this thread, I finally did a full reset of the Watch (Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings) and after re-pairing it worked.

Thanks to all who provided suggestions, and especially SwahiliTodd! :)

Same, I am unable to get my updated apple watch series6 to connect to my 4K Apple TV. I can play the Fitness + just fine with my Iphone 11 pro and my watch, but it will not connect to my Apple TV. One other user in the house is able to, but mine will not.

I had the same issue, but I read a comment above that fixed it. You have to make sure you have set up your Apple TV as your hub, which requires going into settings and getting your iPhone (with Bluetooth on) very close to the appleTV (like 2 inches away or less).

many here say setting up homekit fixes the issue; i’m curious if no one has ver done this before?

i have several apple TV and all have been set up as hubs for a long time now.

my wife’s watch has connected to all apple tv’s and fitness with no issue ( other than me running her around house testing this lol)

of course mine does not complete connection. my account shows up on all aTv’s as does my wife’s. whether i select the account or other and go through wizard in the end nothing happens.

i reset 1 of my atv’s to test and same symptoms.

i’m just not going to reset everything; phone, watch, etc . i guess i’m just waiting for apple to note this issue and come out with fix.

Hi,

the issue appears isolated to Apple TV HD... I have several Apple TV’s and the Apple TV 4K’s work just fine. The HD’s won’t connect. I have a total of 8 Apple TV’s and the issue is consistent based on the type of Apple TV

"the issue appears isolated to Apple TV HD... I have several Apple TV’s and the Apple TV 4K’s work just fine. The HD’s won’t connect. I have a total of 8 Apple TV’s and the issue is consistent based on the type of Apple TV"

FWIW, that was not my experience and I had the error on both the Apple TV HD and the 4K.

Ultimately, completing a full reset/re-pairing of the Watch did the trick in my case and everything now works on both Apple TVs.

Also having issues with Apple TV saying pairing canceled when I try open it up and on the iPad it will not connect either.went as far as uninstalling apps on both that didn’t work so I did a reset on both and nothing is working.so frustrating.I really want to enjoy this app.

That is what my problem was, I still had the red notification in settings. When you finish setup, I had to put my phone literally right next to my Apple TV for it to finish set up. It didn’t happen right away either, I had to wait a few seconds for it to recognize my iPhone.

Once it finished set up, I was able to connect my watch no problem.

When you set airplay,home on the Apple TV it won’t complete set up at the end it says set up failed and a number.I think is different every time I tried could be wrong wasn’t paying attention but the number was (301024)

I updated all of our Apple products to new software for my wife and I to use Fitness plus. No issues with my Apple Watch 4 pairing but wifes Apple Watch 5 would not. Guess we have to wait like many others for another update. I really like the format of the new Fitness app and how it syncs with my watch.

This seems to work. Go into your setting on your Apple TV - Airplay and HomeKit(probably showing a red mark indicating this needs to be addressed) - You need to add your Apple TV to your iCloud account, and you do this by following the prompts which will have you use an iOS device to add the Apple TV to your cloud account via Bluetooth.

This solved my "pairing problem".

Yes, this is the same issue I’m having. It looks like it’s going to connect but doesn’t. No error message. The Watch reverts back to the default Workouts screen and the TV never displays anything but the “Open Workouts…” message.

Apple Watch 6. Apple TV 4K. 14.3 on everything. I have restarted all devices but I’m not going to do a hard reset, particularly on the Watch. Too much of a time commitment and too many things can go wrong.

Have you looked at your settings on your Apple TV - airplay and HomeKit? Make sure you go there and connect your Apple TV to your iCloud account, which you’ll do through that spot on the Apple TV and the Bluetooth on your phone. It will guide you though the process through the Apple TV - airplay and HomeKit settings.