My watch isn’t connecting to my new phone

When i go into the watch app and pair an existing watch it keeps saying unable to connect to apple watch. I’ve tried powering off both my watch and phone and my watch is always unlocked and on my wrist when I try. How do I get it to connect?

iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 3, 2024 10:06 AM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2024 10:56 AM

What watch model and watchOS? What iPhone and iOS version? If the iPhone 14 Plus is on iOS 17 make sure the watchOS is updated to watchOS 10. If the watch cannot update to watchOS 10 you will not be able to use it with any iPhone that has iOS 17 or higher. If this isn’t the issue are you seeing any error messages?

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Jan 3, 2024 10:56 AM in response to cc201

What watch model and watchOS? What iPhone and iOS version? If the iPhone 14 Plus is on iOS 17 make sure the watchOS is updated to watchOS 10. If the watch cannot update to watchOS 10 you will not be able to use it with any iPhone that has iOS 17 or higher. If this isn’t the issue are you seeing any error messages?

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