Cannot pair Apple Watch with new iPhone 16e
I have a new 16e iphone. My watch was paired to my old iPhone which was turned in to Apple. Now I can't pair my watch to the new 16e iPhone.
Apple Watch Series 7, watchOS 11
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Follow Apple's instructions in the section called If your Apple Watch is still paired to your old iPhone and you don't have it anymore in the support document If you can't pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone - Apple Support
- Erase your Apple Watch.
- Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. If you've already set up and signed in, skip this step.
- Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
- Try to restore from a backup. Make sure that your iPhone and Apple Watch are up to date; if they're not, you might not see your backup in the list. You will lose Activity, Workouts, or settings on your watch that changed between the last backup and now. Health and Activity data is stored in iCloud and automatically kept up to date on devices where you're signed in to the same Apple Account.
- If you’re asked to restore from a watch backup, select the most recent backup.
- If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your Apple Watch as new.
- Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
- Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone. You might need to wait a few days for all your iCloud data to appear.