iPhone not unlocking apple watch

My iPhone 12 updated to 16.1.2 and my Apple Watch 5 is running 9.2. Somehow in the updates, my phone no longer unlocks my watch. The “unlock with iPhone” is greyed out on the watch settings. How do I fix this?

iPhone 12

Posted on Dec 29, 2022 3:13 AM

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LD150

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Dec 29, 2022 3:29 AM in response to Jplancon77

The matching iOS to OS9.2 is iOS16.2. You could start by updating the iPhone.

Jplancon77 Author

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Dec 29, 2022 7:57 AM in response to LD150

Eureka! Thank you! That fixed it. What’s weird is that I have automatic updates turned on on my phone, but it never updated to 16.2. Anyway, all set now. Thanks again!

LD150

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Dec 29, 2022 8:28 AM in response to Jplancon77

Thats great, glad I could help.

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