iphone won’t unlock apple watch

My IPhone (11 pro max) won’t unlock my new apple ways (series 9), nor will the toggle for this turn on/green after entering password on the watch as prompted.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what can be done to fix this?

I have tried to unpair and repair already but no luck with that.

Thanks :)

Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 10

Posted on Jun 9, 2024 4:13 PM

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GeeZ06

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Jun 16, 2024 12:39 PM in response to mrice22

Hello mrice22. In iWatch Settings you must have your Passcode set to ON, then you should get a Green Slice button to Unlock with iPhone.

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