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My watch believe it is paired with my iPhone and does not go into pairing mode. My iPhone has forgotten the I watch after having been restored from the iCloud. So my question is, “”how do I restore factory settings on my Apple Watch when it does not go into pairing mode?”
Apple Watch
On a computer go to icloud.com and login to your Apple ID associated with the watch & iPhone.
Choose Find iPhone.
From the All Devices dropdown menu, choose the Watch
In the dropsheet that appears to the right, choose Erase Apple Watch
Follow the on-screen instructions until the Watch is erased.
M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.3; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.3; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.3; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.3 HomePods, audioOS 14.3 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2
On a computer go to icloud.com and login to your Apple ID associated with the watch & iPhone.
Choose Find iPhone.
From the All Devices dropdown menu, choose the Watch
In the dropsheet that appears to the right, choose Erase Apple Watch
Follow the on-screen instructions until the Watch is erased.
M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.3; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.3; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.3; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.3 HomePods, audioOS 14.3 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2
How do you reset a Watch that does not go into pairing mode because it thinks it is already paired, but doesn’t recognize the iPhone it was paired with (after iPhone restored from iCloud?
