Pairing iPhone to watch

My Apple Watch Series 3 will not let me pair to my phone until it updates, however it will not update it until connected to wifi. I cannot connect to wifi until I’m able to get into the watch. Any suggestions???

Posted on Mar 5, 2023 3:21 PM

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Posted on Mar 6, 2023 1:02 AM

Series 1 to 3 are difficult to pair with iOS16 because of relatively low storage but…


- Ensure the iphone is on iOS16.3 or later


- Erase the Watch completely. Put your watch on its charger and keep it there until you complete these steps. (select the watch OS version) Erase Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 


- When pairing do not try to restore the backup, pair as a New Watch




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Mar 6, 2023 1:02 AM in response to Hkb2

Series 1 to 3 are difficult to pair with iOS16 because of relatively low storage but…


- Ensure the iphone is on iOS16.3 or later


- Erase the Watch completely. Put your watch on its charger and keep it there until you complete these steps. (select the watch OS version) Erase Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK) 


- When pairing do not try to restore the backup, pair as a New Watch




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