Q: apple watch won't connect to a known wi-fi
My apple watch won't connect to my home wifi connection, which is obviously already set up on my paired iPhone. my iPhone is off, but watch will still not connect to home wifi??
Apple Watch, iOS 9.0.1
Posted on Sep 29, 2015 3:12 AM
by Jonathan UK,Solvedanswer
Apple Watch
If your issue has not yet been resolved, try these steps:
- Before starting, ensure that you have made a note of:
- Your Wi-Fi network name.
- The type of encryption that it uses.
- Your Wi-Fi password.
- With your iPhone connected to the Wi-Fi network and with your watch close by and connected to your iPhone by Bluetooth:
- On your iPhone, go to: Settings > Wi-Fi.
- Tap on the "i" icon at the right hand side of your current Wi-Fi connection's entry.
- On the next screen, tap on Forget This Network - allow a few moments.
- Then, with a short pause in between, disable and re-enable Wi-Fi using the toggle at the top of the Wi-Fi screen.
- Reconnect your iPhone to your Wi-Fi network.
- If you have a hidden network (ie the network name / SSID is not broadcast), choose to add the network via "Other", then enter the network name, encryption type and password.
- After your iPhone has reconnected, allow a short time for the information to be shared to your watch.
- Test your watch by placing your iPhone into Airplane Mode (via the Control Center or via Settings > Airplane Mode).
- On your watch, swipe up on the watch face, then swipe left / right until you find the Settings Glance. This should say Connected and show a green Cloud icon to indicate that it is connected to Wi-Fi. Swipe down again to return to the watch face.
- Take your iPhone out of Airplane Mode when finished.
Posted on Oct 23, 2015 1:53 AM