Iphone issue with Apple Watch pop up screen

Every time i unlock my iphone I’m getting the pop up asking me to recover my Apple Watch but I’ve never owned one or ever set up one on my apple account

iPhone 12

Posted on Apr 16, 2022 7:40 AM

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Chibar176 Author

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4 points

Apr 16, 2022 7:44 AM in response to Chibar176

And no I don’t have the Watch app on my phone

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