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I can’t connect my Watch to my new iPhone

i connected my apple watch to a phone that a later broke and replaced, my new phone uses a separate apple ID, i cannot remember my old password so i can’t connect my watch to my new phone, is there anything i can do to get around this?


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iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 20, 2023 4:02 PM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2023 4:08 PM

Apply to recover your old ID password.

It is very strange thing to do to set up your new phone with a new ID. You lose all your old iCloud assets.


If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support


Then remove the Watch from your account it https://icloud.com/find



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