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Dubs75 Author

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34 points

Apple Watch not pairing with fitness plus on IPAD

Hi!

Was very excited to be able to workout from home with this app but am quickly realizing its many limitations. First, working out with an iPhone sized screen is great if you are a gerbil or small field mouse but 6’4” bouncing around trying to see a spec on the screen is not what I’d call a revolutionary experience as i would imagine their videos would claim.

My ipad is current and i have the fitness app downloaded. Bluetooth and wireless both on... Workouts will play but my ipad doesn’t find my watch. Might as well be watching YOUTUBE workout videos for free if Apple can’t sort this out. Certainly not worth 10 bucks a month.

Equally important.. people want to be able to see their workouts on their big screen. This sort of thing is great when the whole family can join in. We do not have Apple TV, nor will we ever buy Apple TV. Trying to make people possess both to enjoy workout content on non Apple TV’s is a bad business move IMHO. I’ll dump this app like a bad habit before having to pay if they don’t add that capability.

APPLE-you have BILLIONS in the bank, let us cast to our non apple products or lose millions of potential subscribers who get tired of dancing in front of a 5 inch screen.

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 9:01 AM

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daniell3

Level 1

9 points

Posted on Dec 22, 2020 7:54 AM

I had issue with iPad but not the iPhone. I tried restarting devices as well as log off and log back in. Neither worked.

I fixed the issue by launching the Home app on iPad for the very first time. I never used the app once on the iPad before. Just launch the app and let it fully loaded, then click Continue button on the welcome message. Then I come back to the fitness app and it works. There might be some shared components between home and fitness.

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Dec 22, 2020 10:50 PM in response to Exarklios

Thanks so much!!! This actually worked and with so many frustrations it’s nice to have a solution!!! Next step is getting it cast to a tv without having to buy Apple TV.

thanks again!!!

Dec 23, 2020 11:46 AM in response to Dubs75

I just deleted and redownloaded the app, worked like a charm

djb242

Level 1

4 points

Dec 23, 2020 1:12 PM in response to Dubs75

I’ve tried everything on here and am still unable to connect my watch to Apple fitness plus on my ipad. I’m very frustrated.

Dec 23, 2020 1:51 PM in response to djb242

Solution: Turn on the Home App on the iPad and on your phone. This is the Apple app meant to connect your entire house. This will fix your problem.

djb242

Level 1

4 points

Dec 23, 2020 1:52 PM in response to LALA_VA2020

Like l said, I tried that. I opened the home app on my iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch, still nothing

simeh

Level 1

8 points

Dec 23, 2020 2:34 PM in response to djb242

After you do that turn your iPad off and then restart it. Once I did that it worked like a charm

djb242

Level 1

4 points

Dec 23, 2020 2:46 PM in response to simeh

yeah, still nothing

James496

Level 1

4 points

Dec 29, 2020 2:42 AM in response to dazzlemcinlee

The posted solution DOES NOT WORK. It’s quite obvious there is a bug somewhere that needs to be resolved at a code level. Please prioritise this @apple and release a patch ASAP.

Rozzy122

Level 1

4 points

Dec 29, 2020 8:48 AM in response to Dubs75

Make sure your watch is up to the latest software. I had to update mine and it works perfectly now.

Rozzy122

Level 1

4 points

Dec 29, 2020 8:48 AM in response to James496

Update your watch’s software

Wowsmifo

Level 1

4 points

Dec 29, 2020 1:15 PM in response to EZTyphon

I had this too.

in settings under your iCloud settings make sure media and purchases is turned back on. Then it will work.

James496

Level 1

4 points

Dec 31, 2020 9:17 AM in response to Rozzy122

I’m on the latest? Do you know something that I don’t? How to get updates that are not released yet? If you do, please let me know, that would be great!