Apple watch thinks it is paired, but iPhone does not see the watch

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Hi everyone,

My wife bought a new iPhone 13 pro and moved everything from the old iPhone 8 there. So, now two iPhones display in iCloud. The old iPhone 8 is not reset yet.

AW SE had been working fine with a new 13 for a few hours but then started the sync process and hung. When the battery was discharged-charged - Apple Watch says it is synced but iPhone is not nearby. iPhone 8 says there is no watch paired with it, iPhone 13 tries to pair but no watch nearby.

Rebooted iPhones and watch but still the same. Any ideas what to do?

Posted Feb 13, 2022, 5:05 PM UTC

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[deleted]•4 yr. ago

Go into the settings on the watch, and reset it.

koji_lik•4 yr. ago

You have to unpair or reset the Watch when switching iPhones. Did you do that?

-SPOFOP•4 yr. ago

yes, but reset does nothing for some reason. I mean nothing happens when I click it and confirm that I want to do it.

And I did it just in the current stage, not previously...

koji_lik•4 yr. ago

I’m talking about Watch app on iPhone: General / Reset / erase all content and reset Watch - or whatever it says in English. You have to unpair it and re-pair it with new iPhone.

buffalobill36001•4 yr. ago

I had that issue when I set the same watch to a new phone. Reset the watch, turn the old phone completely off, pair it with the new phone.