Watch stuck in pairing mode to new iPhone and the pairing screen is frozen and I don’t have old iPhone

started pairing my watch to my new iPhone and it is stuck/frozen on the pairing screen. My old phone has been erased and factory reset so I can’t access from that. Holding the Digital Crown in on the watch doesn’t do anything either.

Apple Watch Series 5, watchOS 9

Posted on Mar 3, 2023 6:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2023 11:28 AM

Try to restart or as a last resort force restart the watch:

Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Note: as the figure in the link shows, you restart the watch by pressing the Side Button - not the Digital Crown.


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Watch stuck in pairing mode to new iPhone and the pairing screen is frozen and I don’t have old iPhone

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