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i cannot pair my new apple watch with my iphone. i have an old watch and it is fully paired but my new watch starts the pairing process, says it is paired, and then immediately unpairs

I have an old apple watch fully paired with phone. just bought a new watch and cannot complete the pairing process. using my ipone app for watch the process of pairing starts and then says my new watch is paired and then immediately unpaired the watch. help

Apple Watch Series 8

Posted on Sep 29, 2022 7:14 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2022 5:29 AM

What IOS is running on your iPhone? It must be IOS 16 or newer in order to pair the Watch Series 8 (Watch OS 9)

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i cannot pair my new apple watch with my iphone. i have an old watch and it is fully paired but my new watch starts the pairing process, says it is paired, and then immediately unpairs

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