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RoseNal21 Author

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Lost phone trying to pair me phone with watch

How do I pair my watch without resetting it to my new phone

iPhone 11, iOS 13

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 6:58 PM

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Branta_uk

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Posted on Dec 21, 2020 7:05 PM

You must erase your Apple Watch before you can pair it to a new iPhone. On the Watch, Settings, General, Reset.

However, if you had your iPhone backed up to iCloud you might get lucky. When I had to make an emergency replacement of my iPhone I found the setup process found the Watch in the restored backup and offered to set it up. 40 minutes later I had everything set up and working.

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