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Sully0276 Author

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Apple Watch suddenly unpaired and fails to re-pair

Apple Watch SE (currently OS 9.3.1) has been paired to my iPhone 11 (currently OS 16.3.1) and working fine for ages until recently. I received a pop up on my phone saying the phone’s password needed to be updated. I did so through settings. A few hours later my watch screen said I needed to hold it close to my phone, & when I did it started to pair, but failed. Hours of every option I could try, even with apple support on a call. Reset watch, tried pairing from backup, tried pairing from factory reset, even while pairing would be forced to unpair, only to have an error when unpairing. Support remotes into phone and watched all errors. At one point it worked after doing a factory reset, and I was able to pair and use the watch. But a few hours later it did the same thing. Now won’t pair at all. This same scenario happened to two others I know this week. Any word if there is a glitch or bug in latest updates and patches?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 9

Posted on Feb 26, 2023 4:39 PM

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lexOS1

Community Specialist

Posted on Feb 28, 2023 3:09 PM

Hi Sully0276,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. If your Apple Watch is failing to pair with your iPhone, here are a few steps that may be useful:

1. Check to see if your iPhone or watch is connected to any other devices that could be interfering.

2. Reset your iPhone connections to minimize interference and help narrow down the issue.

3. Try the steps here to see if they help: How to pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone - Apple Support

4. If you need further support, reach out to Apple Support here: Contact - Official Apple Support

Have a great day.

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