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My Apple Watch stopped connecting to the camera on my iPhone.

My Apple Watch stopped connecting to the camera on my iPhone.


I tried un-pairing then re-pairing the watch and the phone - but it looks like the un-pairing didn’t work.


the watch does not appear on the Apple Watch App on the phone, but I do get Txt message notifications - the watch doesn’t have a SIM. ?????


the Watch App on my phone can’t ‘see’. The watch.


I tried resetting the watch to factory settings - but that doesn’t seem to do anything. I still have all the Apps showing on the watch.


what should I try next?


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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 7:52 PM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2021 8:29 PM

Resetting will bring back the factory settings, including the default apps. Have you restarted your iphone as well? Worth trying a hard reset with that too.


If no help, I would next make sure that the unpair and erase was truly complete.


See the second part on this page:

How to erase your Apple Watch if you don't have your iPhone

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Assuming that goes OK, try pairing again.


You could also check how your devices appear on https://www.icloud.com/. Resetting is available there too.


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Apr 6, 2021 8:29 PM in response to MartinEllisWebb

Resetting will bring back the factory settings, including the default apps. Have you restarted your iphone as well? Worth trying a hard reset with that too.


If no help, I would next make sure that the unpair and erase was truly complete.


See the second part on this page:

How to erase your Apple Watch if you don't have your iPhone

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Assuming that goes OK, try pairing again.


You could also check how your devices appear on https://www.icloud.com/. Resetting is available there too.


My Apple Watch stopped connecting to the camera on my iPhone.

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