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Apple Watch not pairing with new phone

I just Got a new Apple 13 Pro and it won’t pair with my old Apple Watch I had to return my old phone so I erased the old watch but it still is not recognizing my watch in Bluetooth. The watch just shows this on the face now. Any ideas what I should try?

Posted on Oct 11, 2021 9:55 PM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2021 1:51 AM

Erasing a watch doesn't remove the activation lock which is causing your problem;

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Apple Watch not pairing with new phone

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