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fixmypairing Author

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new phone pairing with watch

Hi!!

Im setting up my new iphone (replacement) and trying to pair it to my apple watch. I erased my watch. it pairs then immediately says unpairing may take a few minutes... very confused

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Oct 19, 2020 2:53 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Oct 19, 2020 2:56 PM

This doesn’t seem confusing to me. Apparently your Apple Watch was paired to your pre-replacement iPhone and not un-paired yet. That un-pairing must occur before any re-pairing to a different device.

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