Fitness+ Apple Watch pairing and Apple TV airplay issues

I have the same issue here. My Apple Watch Series 5 will not connect at all, even after hard resetting both the Apple TV and watch. My wife has the exact same Series 5 and hers connects without any issues at all. Very frustrating!!

Nope, no red asterisks on any device. And all devices are 100% updated, including a full reset/setup of the ATV including the "home" setup that you found helpful. I also tried the suggestion of holding the watch close to the TV and that did not work, unfortunately.

I've found that I can use the Fitness+ app on the phone to screen share with the ATV but clearly using the native ATV app would be preferable.

Interesting, because it seems to have resolved this issue for most people, and resolved for me on both Apple TV's. I could consistently reproduce it.

The other thing I noticed on my phone is when I used the remote app to control the Apple TV, it would list one of them twice, one of which was a "ghost" that did not work. I resolved that issue at the same time, and that may have contributed to the pairing being resolved. I am assuming since you did a full reset that you probably don't have that issue too.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I tried this but my iPhone 11 won’t pair with the Apple TV. It just says connecting for ever. If I cancel and try to connect again it doesn’t even show the option to connect at all. I have to restart both my Apple TV and phone for the option to pop up to connect my iPhone to Apple TV from my iPhone Bluetooth settings. This is a bummer, wasting my free trial on this. Haven’t been able to use this.

Something in 14.3 seriously screwed up everything. I tried the suggestions here including removing and re-adding the default Apple ID on the Apple TV and now the automatic pairing from the phone doesn't work, neither does any keyboard entry from the phone, I had to use the remote for everything.

I love Apple but the magic of everything "just works" is long gone. I still can't get my watch to show up on Apple TV using Fitness+. (And yes, all my devices are compatible).

Same exact problem here. I can use my Apple Watch 4 on both our Apple TV 4K and HD but my wife’s Apple Watch 4 will NOT connect as “other user”. I’m frustrated with people saying to complete home kit setup when that is NOT the issue. Home kit is set up on both devices. My wife’s watch will NOT connect as “other user”.

I am having a similar issue. I signed up for the 3 month free apple fitness because I upgraded my watch. It appears apple fitness only streams audio to apple tv not the video. Needless to say, I will not be purchasing the fitness plan. There are better options which are more user friendly...disappointed in Apple again!

Hard reset of Apple TV did not work for me. Screen still black when I try to play the actual workout video.... although the Preview video *does* display on the TV (& did before the reset).

My Apple TV is 1st generation - maybe that's the problem? Fitness+ does say that it supports Apple TV 4k and HD.... what version of Apple TV do you have?

(I have never had the "pairing cancelled" problem, that is not the issue)

I have a separate but I assume related issue where when I open the Fitness app is says 'Open the Workout App on Apple Watch to Connect'. When I do this a connect button appears in the Workout app. When I tap it, it says 'Connecting' then the connecting screen disappears and takes me back to the workout list and there's no change on the Apple TV Fitness+ app, it still says 'Open the Workout App'.

Anyone else have this?

YES!!! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Suggested solution not working for many users. Tried everything. “Pairing cancelled” appears every time I start Fitness Plus on Apple TV then attempts to pair watch. Watch responds with Connect button but then fails to pair.

I respectfully beg to differ! After 2 hours with Apple Support trying each of these steps and it being escalated to Engineering? Many are having this pairing issue who have followed every suggestion given in this Forum.