Apple Watch SE won’t complete setup

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Apple Watch SE won’t complete setup

Apple Watch SE won’t complete setup and keeps asking for my iPad password. When entered, it says unable to verify even though it is definitely the correct password.

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Posted on Dec 26, 2020 7:54 AM

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Branta_uk

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Dec 26, 2020 10:36 AM in response to BookOfLife777

Your iPhone is attached to your Apple ID. You are trying to setup to your son’s (different) Apple ID. I sense an opportunity for great confusion and software conflicts. At this stage I think you need direct 1/1 live support which should be part of your entitlement with a new Apple Watch. Use link Get Support to schedule a support call or live chat direct with Apple’s support techs.

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Branta_uk

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Dec 26, 2020 8:00 AM in response to BookOfLife777

It is NOT asking for your iPad password, but it might need your Apple ID (iCloud) details. Look closely at what it is really saying.

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Branta_uk

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Dec 26, 2020 8:15 AM in response to BookOfLife777

Yes, I think it wants your iCloud details. See step 5 in Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Dec 26, 2020 8:11 AM in response to BookOfLife777

It asks for my appleID password, which it accepts. Then, it specifically asks for “____’s iPad passcode” and specifies that it is the passcode used to log in to other devices. When I enter the correct passcode, it says “Verification Failed There was an error verifying the passcode of your iPad.”

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Dec 26, 2020 8:45 AM in response to Branta_uk

I wish, but it can’t be my iCloud password. Actually, I’m setting this up for my son, so I entered his. I’ve already entered it and it was accepted. After that, it asks for the 6 digit numerical passcode for my iPad. He had been logged in under his Apple ID on my iPad, but I have logged him out and no one is current logged in to it. The passcode is definitely correct.

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Dec 26, 2020 8:54 AM in response to BookOfLife777

I’m seeing others with the same issue. But I don’t know how to resolve it.

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Answer 7

Dec 26, 2020 9:27 AM in response to Branta_uk

No. I’m pairing it with my phone, but it keeps asking for the passcode for the iPad. I’m as confused as you are as to why in the world it needs that passcode.

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Branta_uk

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Dec 26, 2020 9:09 AM in response to BookOfLife777

I think I’m starting to understand. Are you trying to end up with the Apple Watch paired to an iPad instead of iPhone? That is unsupported and it is never going to work. IPad does not support Apple Watch, it doesn’t even have the right software.

The watch is designed to be paired to the iPhone which runs the other side of the setup. That’s your iPhone, the one you started the process with.

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Apple Watch SE won’t complete setup

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