Family Sharing Apple Watch

I have bought an Apple Watch for my son. I can pair it with my iPhone but when I try to set up Family Sharing, it tells me that it cannot connect and produces error code 1002. I have had Apple support on the phone and they do not appear to be able to resolve the issue. Has anyone else had the same experience?

Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 8

Posted on Jun 16, 2022 11:37 PM

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Jun 16, 2022 11:58 PM in response to JohnPigeon

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