My watch says too many passcode attempts reset Apple Watch and pair again. I keep trying to turn it off by holding the side button but it just turns off and back on. The menu for power off or emergency sos will not come up. What do I do to reset it?

My watch says too many passcode attempts reset Apple Watch and pair again. I tried to reset if from my phone on the Apple Watch app and clicked reset but nothing changed on the watch. I keep trying to turn it off by holding the side button but it just turns off and back on. The menu for power off or emergency sos will not come up. What do I do to reset it?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 6

Posted on Dec 29, 2019 7:50 AM

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My watch says too many passcode attempts reset Apple Watch and pair again. I keep trying to turn it off by holding the side button but it just turns off and back on. The menu for power off or emergency sos will not come up. What do I do to reset it?

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