After watchOS10 my Apple Watch will not pair with my AirPods Pro without leaving wifi

Apple Watch ultra now pairs with my HomePods, not AirPods any more.


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Posted on Sep 20, 2023 4:12 AM

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Sep 25, 2023 1:02 PM in response to barbinek

Hi barbinek,


You started from a great resource: Use AirPods and other Bluetooth accessories with Apple Watch

What happens when disconnecting your Apple Watch from your HomePod with the steps in the section below found in the same article?


"Unpair your Bluetooth accessory

  1. Tap Settings > Bluetooth on your Apple Watch.
  2. Tap Info icon for Apple Watch next to your accessory.
  3. Tap Forget Device.

Disconnect and Forget Device options on Apple Watch"


Once disconnected test pairing with the section "Pair AirPods with Apple Watch" here: Pair AirPods with an Apple device You can also check your settings and switch manually with the information here: Switch your AirPods to another device


Keep us posted on the results.


Cheers.


Sep 25, 2023 10:33 PM in response to OrigamiFan1

Hi! Thank you so much for your answer. I can not unpair (forget) HomePods because it’s an AirPlay device, doesn’t appear in the Bluetooth devices list. By this time I can choose AirPods or HomePod for music listening, but it’s very unstable, disconnects often. Problem is, Apple tries to connect every device with every other device. Now I can control HomePod music directly from Apple Watch, and this is cool. But Airpods and Apple Watch worked perfectly under os9 and this is not the case any more.

Sep 26, 2023 12:47 PM in response to ShannonM1

Hey! Thank you for your answer. I did like you told me. Now what happens is that AirPods Pro appear in the Bluetooth device list and I can choose them for music output. It comes slowly to life, and yet not fully stable (music stops, can’t hear exercice audio feedback). I’ll wait tomorrow, maybe they just need to get back to each other :)

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