I just get time and red lightning bolt on Watch. IPhone says I cannot pair.

I was away for the weekend and had Watch on charger. It will not do anything but give time and red lightning bolt for a second and then black. Iphone says cannot pair with Watch.

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 10

Posted on Feb 12, 2024 4:20 PM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2024 5:26 PM

It is in power reserved mode and needs to be charged. For whatever reason it was not charging while you were gone like you thought. Put it back on the charger. If it does not start to charge after a few minutes try charging it using a different charger if available or connect the charging cable to a laptop to see if it will start charging.


As far as pairing to the iPhone….is it not already paired or do you mean it won’t connect to the iPhone because of the low battery?

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Feb 12, 2024 5:26 PM in response to Renar22

It is in power reserved mode and needs to be charged. For whatever reason it was not charging while you were gone like you thought. Put it back on the charger. If it does not start to charge after a few minutes try charging it using a different charger if available or connect the charging cable to a laptop to see if it will start charging.


As far as pairing to the iPhone….is it not already paired or do you mean it won’t connect to the iPhone because of the low battery?

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I just get time and red lightning bolt on Watch. IPhone says I cannot pair.

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