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Yaywatch Author

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Can’t set up watch because it won’t accept family member Apple ID

New SE cellular watch for family member. Created new Apple ID for them. But watch set up wint take me past enter family member Apple ID and pw page on iPhone 13

iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 12:16 AM

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KMB_12

Community Specialist

Oct 19, 2023 7:28 PM in response to Yaywatch

Hello Yaywatch,

We would like to see how we can help you set up an Apple Watch. Have you already added the Apple ID tour Family Sharing group? Check out the steps in this link for help with setting up an Apple Watch: Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

"If you can't set up your Apple Watch or you get an error message

Get back to us with these details so that we have a better understanding of the issue, and we can go from there.

Cheers!

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