Cannot call my child on their Apple Watch SE

Does anyone have issues calling their child on their Apple Watch SE? They do not have an iPhone and I am the Family Sharing organizer and set up the watch for them on my phone. They have their own Apple ID. We got the watch two days ago. All devices are up to date on system updates: My phone, their watch and also their iPad which is also connected to Family Sharing.


My husband, who is also included on family sharing can call them with no issues. I manage their contacts and am in their contacts. I can call them from my work phone, which is separate from my personal phone but is also in their contacts. When I try to call from my personal phone, which is the phone that I manage family sharing from, the call goes straight to voice mail. I can text them from my personal phone though.


I was on a support call with Apple this morning and was disconnected. When the person called back I accepted the call and then it disconnected again...no call back from them. How do I remedy this?

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Dec 19, 2022 08:40 AM

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Posted on Dec 20, 2022 07:32 PM

Hey 01km23,


Thanks for letting us know what's going on. We appreciate it! By any chance, did you check to see if you can contact other people besides your child? If yes, does the call go through without any issues? If not, check out this article to see if there are steps you can take to resolve the issue: If you can't make or receive calls on your iPhone


If all the steps doesn't help, be sure to also contact your carrier.


For issues with your call with Apple Support team, you can also contact them at your convenient time using the link here: Contact Apple for support and service


Cheers!

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Dec 20, 2022 07:32 PM in response to 01km23

Hey 01km23,


Thanks for letting us know what's going on. We appreciate it! By any chance, did you check to see if you can contact other people besides your child? If yes, does the call go through without any issues? If not, check out this article to see if there are steps you can take to resolve the issue: If you can't make or receive calls on your iPhone


If all the steps doesn't help, be sure to also contact your carrier.


For issues with your call with Apple Support team, you can also contact them at your convenient time using the link here: Contact Apple for support and service


Cheers!

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