Fitness Plus app on my iPad can’t connect to Apple Watch SE

I did every step from this article including removing my Apple ID and iCloud data from phone and iPad.

https://www.myhealthyapple.com/ipad-not-finding-your-apple-watch-for-apple-fitness-and-the-fitness-app/

I updated to the latest OS on watch, phone, and iPad. I talked with Apple support for an hour before they accidentally hung up on me. Nothing made any difference. My iPad could not find my watch.

THE FIX that finally worked, at least for me, was to UNPAIR my watch. Unpairing completely erased all my data and I had to go through the whole pairing process like a new watch. This took about 30 minutes but afterwards my iPad found my watch when starting a fitness + workout just like it did before this problem. I wish I would have tried this first. It really was easy since all my data synced back to the watch after pairing again.

Apple Watch 6

iPhone 11

iPad Pro (12.9”) 3rd Gen

IMPORTANT! This issue was maddeningly frustrating until I figured this out. I tried the restarts, deleting the app and reinstalling it, signing out of iCloud and signing back in, all of that. Yes, I had the Home app on my phone and my iPad, BUT when I clicked on the little house in the top left-hand corner on both the phone and iPad and selected Home Settings, BEHOLD! I realized they were not using the same account. They both had the same email address, but did not seem to be logged in in the same way. So I uninstalled the Home app from my iPad, signed out of iCloud, signed back into iCloud, reinstalled the Home app, and it immediately paired with my watch and worked like a charm. THIS IS THE ANSWER!!! Hooray!!!

Had the same issue, iPhone and Apple Watch work together with Apple Fitness but iPad and Watch do not. No help restarting everything multiple times. On a whim I started the Home app (thanks to MarkyMark911) on the iPad, which I’ve never used, and retried Fitness Plus on iPad. Connected to Apple Watch immediately!

Make sure you have the Apple Home app on both your iPhone and iPad if using that. You may need to restart the iPhone (I was able to do it without a restart but needed a restart on my iPad).

Had the same issue as well! Restarting didn’t work, but going into the Home app worked for me as well! I had never opened it on my iPad or iPhone. Thank goodness! I was started to get frustrated!

Fixed!

on ipad: 1) delete fitness app. 2) settings- log out of iCloud. 3) log back into iCloud 4) enter App Store (log in)- 5) re download fitness app- FIXED

i think some who used the link going around prematurely d/l app and caused conflict.

Tried and didn't work for me. Apple Watch Series 3, iPad Pro 10.5. Watch pairs with phone for Fitness Plus but the iPad doesn't see it after multiple attempts. Followed the directions above. Also removed and reinstalled app on iPad multiple times. Even wiped and restored iPad.

This is the answer right here!!!!! Thank you for this tiny announcement because I had deleted the HOME APP as soon as I got my iPhone. Who knew it would connect everything so perfectly. Thank you this answer. I’ve been searching for the answer since the fitness app came out. iPad now works perfectly with Apple Watch. I love you.

Did not work for me.

Odd thing is that both my ipad and phone worked fine a few weeks ago while I was at my parents’ house. Now that I’ve returned home, my phone works flawlessly, but my ipad has stopped working. Wifi and bluetooth are on. I’ve tried restarting all 3 devices and launching the home app on all devices, yet still my ipad refuses to find my watch.

Are there any other troubleshooting suggestions?

Do I need to do something within the home app other than open it and enable iCloud? I have opened it on both my iPhone and iPad but can’t find anywhere within the home app where it instructs any sort of connect on the fitness+ app or my watch. I have restarted all three devices and can’t get anything to sync— is just keeps telling me the watch is unavailable every time I start a work out.

Tried but did not work for me :-(

Hi what is the Home app? I am having the same issue and can’t use my Apple Watch with my iPad even though I have the fitness app on my ipad

I am in the same boat. Help!

Mine has been working for weeks and suddenly didn’t work this morning. Nothing fixes it!

I am having the same issue as those near the bottom, home app was already setup across all devices.