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Apple Watch not pairing with IPhone.

This is really bizzare. I haven't used my Apple Watch in about a year and I decided to use it again. However, it wouldn't connect to my phone so I decided to reset the watch to factory settings. Now when i try to pair, I get really wierd effects.

When I use the camera feature to pair, it says I need to have a software update, yet it says my Watch is already updated, which doesn't make sense and so won't allow me to continue:

Next, when I try to pair manually, this happens as soon as I select the Watch:

I have restarted both my phone and Watch and nothing is working. My phone is updated to IOS 10+

Help!

Posted on Jul 24, 2017 4:23 AM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2017 4:27 AM

Hi

First update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS (start by making a backup):

Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Then re-pair your Apple Watch by following the remaining steps here - watchOS will be updated as part of the process:

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jul 24, 2017 4:27 AM in response to AlessandroNeedsHelp

Hi

First update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS (start by making a backup):

Update the iOS software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Then re-pair your Apple Watch by following the remaining steps here - watchOS will be updated as part of the process:

Set up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Apple Watch not pairing with IPhone.

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