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i follow all the according steps yet after i pick my backup it starts to say it's trying to pair then it starts to tell me it's unpairing and won't pair up how do i fix this? i upgraded my phone and haven't used the apple watch in a while
Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 8
Hello yncu123,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!If we understand your post correctly, you're unable to pair your Apple Watch with your new phone. We'd like to help!
The article you came from, How to pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone, is the best resource for help getting your new phone to pair with your Apple Watch.
If you have your old iPhone
Use these steps to back up your Apple Watch before pairing with your new iPhone.
Update your old iPhoneBefore you switch your Apple Watch to a new iPhone, update your old iPhone to the newest version of iOS that's available.* You should also update your Apple Watch. It could take from several minutes to an hour for the updates to complete. You might want to update overnight or wait until you have time, and make sure that both of your devices are charged.* You might see that your iPhone is up to date on its current version, and there's an update available. For example, even if your iPhone is up to date on the latest version of iOS 14, there might be an option to update to iOS 15.
If you don't have your old iPhone or you erased itYour Apple Watch might still be paired with your old iPhone. Use the steps below to unpair:Erase your Apple Watch. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. If you've already set up and signed in, skip this step.Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.Try to restore from a backup. Make sure that your iPhone and Apple Watch are up to date; if they're not, you might not see your backup in the list. You will lose Activity, Workouts, or settings on your watch that changed between the last backup and now. If you use iCloud in iOS 11 and later, Health and Activity data is stored in iCloud and automatically kept up to date on devices where you're signed in with the same Apple ID. If you’re asked to restore from a watch backup, select the most recent backup. If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your Apple Watch as new. Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone. You might need to wait a few days for all your iCloud data to appear.iCloud doesn't store your Activity Sharing data. We need to ensure that your Apple Watch was unpaired from your old phone. Follow the steps above.
Do you get any error message when you try pairing the watch with your new phone? Are both devices up to date on their OS?
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