Your phone is currently unpairing Apple Watch. This may take awhile. Process stops and it does the same thing over

Your phone is currently unpairing Apple Watch. This may take awhile. Process stops and it does the same thing over


Posted on Dec 11, 2022 2:49 PM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2022 7:15 PM

Hello L_BROCK,


Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.


Are you unpairing from your iPhone? If so, let's try to unpair from the watch itself using these steps:


"How to erase your Apple Watch if you don't have your iPhone

  1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. 
  2. Type your password if prompted.
  3. For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan.
    • If you want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, keep your plan. 
    • If you don't want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, remove your plan. If you aren't going to pair with a different watch or iPhone, you might need to contact your carrier to cancel your cellular subscription. 

4.Tap Erase All to confirm. This resets your Apple Watch to the factory settings.

Now you can set up your Apple Watch again. You'll need the Apple ID and password associated with the watch turn off Activation Lock."


More details can be found here: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch


If the issue persists, can you provide a few more details? Which Apple Watch and watchOS version are you currently using? How are you unpairing your Apple Watch? Also, why are you unpairing your Apple Watch? This will help us further isolate the issue.


Cheers!


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Dec 13, 2022 7:15 PM in response to L_BROCK

Hello L_BROCK,


Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.


Are you unpairing from your iPhone? If so, let's try to unpair from the watch itself using these steps:


"How to erase your Apple Watch if you don't have your iPhone

  1. On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings. 
  2. Type your password if prompted.
  3. For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan.
    • If you want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, keep your plan. 
    • If you don't want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, remove your plan. If you aren't going to pair with a different watch or iPhone, you might need to contact your carrier to cancel your cellular subscription. 

4.Tap Erase All to confirm. This resets your Apple Watch to the factory settings.

Now you can set up your Apple Watch again. You'll need the Apple ID and password associated with the watch turn off Activation Lock."


More details can be found here: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch


If the issue persists, can you provide a few more details? Which Apple Watch and watchOS version are you currently using? How are you unpairing your Apple Watch? Also, why are you unpairing your Apple Watch? This will help us further isolate the issue.


Cheers!


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