Apple Watch Ultra 2. Corrupt reset and restore.

I just bought a new Apple Watch Ultra 2, and when I paired it to my phone, I wasn’t aware yet that my phone iOS was corrupted. Now it’s acting real funny. I want to erase it and start over if possible? Thoughts, opinions, thoughts experienced, advice?

Apple Watch Ultra 2, watchOS 11

Posted on Sep 4, 2025 01:08 AM

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Sep 4, 2025 05:29 AM in response to jimbo193

Which iOS has your iPhone installed?

You can erase the watch without the paired iPhone, have a look at the related article:

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Then set your iPhone back to factory settings and try again to pair the watch.

Restore your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to factory settings


In case you have Beta Software installed on your iPhone, which might be a reason for not being able to pair the watch correctly, remove the Beta from your iPhone before you pair your watch.

Apple Beta — Restore Shipping Software


In case you did run Beta on your iPhone and during pairing the watch also got updated to a Beta watchOS, you can not downgrade the watchOS anymore and have to wait for the public release of a stable version.




Apple Watch Ultra 2. Corrupt reset and restore.

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