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Watch seems paired but watch app thinks it’s not

My watch picks up texts and seems paired but when I open the watch app on my phone it wants to pair and won’t let me do anything else. I’m afraid to reset it and get locked out

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Posted on Jun 30, 2021 7:45 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2021 2:36 AM

Did you try restarting both devices, does that help?


If the issue persists, you could try if unpairing still works. As part of that process, a backup of your watch is automatically taken to your iPhone, so you are safe from that point of view. You can start unpairing from here:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jul 17, 2021 2:36 AM in response to nefret

Did you try restarting both devices, does that help?


If the issue persists, you could try if unpairing still works. As part of that process, a backup of your watch is automatically taken to your iPhone, so you are safe from that point of view. You can start unpairing from here:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Watch seems paired but watch app thinks it’s not

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