If you are in a rush, I have summary of steps from the video below 1. Go to settings on the watch 2. Reset the watch - choose “Erase all content” 3. After watch reboots, pair it with your new phone Good video by the way OP
It’s funny how simple that was to pair my old watch to my iPhone and Apple just makes you sit there without giving you any actual instructions besides press and hold the side button. Thanks man. Apple should be ashamed that we had to learn this from u😂
genuinely helped me so much. I wasn’t able to use my Apple Watch for MONTHS because I couldn’t figure out how to connect it. This video helped me out so much. Thank you
This video was INCREDIBLE!!!! I was panicking because I couldn’t connect my watch to my new phone, I’m so thankful that I came across this video and I got to connect my watch to my phone with no issue at all!!! The step to step guide is FAB
Is there a way to pair to a new iPhone without resetting the watch and losing all your activity data and settings? I’m thinking of getting a series 7 or 8, pairing to my iPhone 12 Pro this week…..before I get an iPhone 14 Pro Max next month. Thinking I might just wait to pair both new devices at the same time.
Yes. Just place the phone next to the new watch on the first boot up of the new watch and will ask you if you want to pair the new watch and transfer data from the old watch
@@parchitech4570 Thank you, but it’s the other way round, old phone, not old watch! If I get the watch and pair it to my old phone, when I get a new phone will it allow me to transfer the data to the new phone?
This video was a life saver. I have gone for 2 weeks not being able to pair my watch with my new phone!!! Excellent information. Took only minutes! Thank you, thank you!!!
I agree, you are the best! I tried following instructions on several other videos, not to mention written instructions provided by Apple support, all to no avail. I was almost ready to give up in frustration but saw your video and thought ”0ne more video before I call it a night.” As Tracy noted in her comment, within 15 minutes I was able to pair my iPhone 15 with my old Apple Watch series 3 successfully. I really appreciate your very clear straightforward user-friendly instructions. thank you.🙏🏽🙏🏽
I cannot thank you enough! I had actually unpaired my cellular Apple Watch from my old phone then paired it to my new phone. Except there was no option to restore it from a backup 🙄. So I had to set it up as a new watch, which wasn’t what I wanted at all. Then I decided to unpair it from my new phone, pair it back to the old phone and restore it from the backup. Which would at least allow me to use it as before as an “independent cellular Apple Watch”. That was about 10 days ago. I finally decided to look for a solution and now you’re my new hero! ❤❤❤
That’s the exact process that I was about to do! I just bought a 13 Pro Max & couldn’t get my series 3 iWatch to connect either. So glad I looked this up & found this video. What a time & trouble saver.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I just got the iPhone 13 and it would not pair up. Your tutorial made it very simple with the step by step instructions, even for someone like me who has a tough time with new technology. Thank you again. It was much appreciated.
THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL VIDEO!!!! Sincerely, I don't know what I would have done if I didn't randomly stumble across it. Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this! You're amazing!
I fiddled with my watch, flipping back and forth through the manual for two days and nothing !! Less than 5 minutes into your video and I’ve hacked the system ! 😂 thank you, it was so simple ! 🤦♀️
I've been trying for the last hour or so to connect my son's non-cellular apple watch to his new iPhone 12pro and for the life of me I couldn't work it out. Thanks to your video I had it sorted in seconds of watching this video!! thank you so much!
oh my gosh this video helped me so so so much!! thank you!!!! here i was thinking i was never going to be able to use my watch ever again after getting a new phone, i've been without my watch since February, today i had enough and sure enough i found this video and i got it back working again, i'm so grateful
You are a ROCKSTAR! Saved my evening setting up what we otherwise deemed were obsolete iWatches! As per usual Apple support forums of little help. In RUclips I trust! Thank you!
My watch keeps saying ‘a software update is available for this Apple Watch. Update now to continue setting up.’ Then automatically cancels and doesn’t update, it keeps happening over and over again. there a way to fix this?
This was the most helpful video I had to pair my watch with my new iPhone 14 Pro Max! It did exactly what you said & I avoided a trip to the Apple Store 😊 Thanks for your help‼️
Definitely helped me out a lot. I’ve been trying for over a day and was wondering what was happening. Thought my Apple Watch 6 was not compatible with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Also good to find my fellow 🇯🇲. I clicked the follow icon to get more content. Thanks for the help!
I saw on other video that you can go to phone app for watch click on thevi gor your watch choose unpaired, then put next to new phone and go through normal set up, except you have option of choosing most recent app update ios version then it transfers all past info and watch stays on current version. If you factory reset and watch updates are no longer available, you can't get them, right? This can take up to an hour if you have a lot of data and apps on your watch. Or so other video said. Not sure if you explained to update watch to cloud b4 factory reset? I'll have to rewatch your video and compare options. Concerned only if watch no longer supported. Hmmm Thoughts?
Thank you for this video. I just got my new iPhone 14 and I was soo worried why my Apple Watch is not pairing my new phone. Very important step is to reset your Apple Watch that really helps me to pair it with my new phone. You just made my day
Thank You! This video helped me so much. I just bought the 13 Pro and had no idea how to pair my Apple watch. Your step-by-step instructions were well presented and easy to follow. 👍👍👍
Does the same method work with the Apple Watch series 3 because my friend broke my old iphone 6s and he got me his old one but my series 3 is connected to the old one
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! I’ve been trying all day to pair my watch with my new phone and nothing worked! I even drove to the local phone store for help and they told me I needed to have my watch on the charger for it to work so I went home, tried that and nothing!! I tried countless other videos until I stumbled across your video and my watch is now happily paired to my new phone!! Wonderful, clear video that gets to the point! Thanks again!😊
OMG thank you so much! I had given up on my Apple Watch when I got a new phone as I just couldn’t pair it. I followed your instructions and now I am connected 🎉 Susan in Dublin Ireland
This video was great. I got the iPhone 13 mini and couldn’t get my watch to pair. Following the easy steps in the video got my watch paired. Thanks so much.
It was very simple and easy yesterday only I bought 14 pro 😅 I was not able to setup my watch but after seeing your video was very easy and quick thank you ❤ love from Kuwait
If you are in a rush, I have summary of steps from the video below
1. Go to settings on the watch
2. Reset the watch - choose “Erase all content”
3. After watch reboots, pair it with your new phone
Good video by the way OP
Cheers!
Thank you!!!
Thanks!!! 0:24
Damn i reset it faster than the ad finished playing
@@KAEL925 haha
This was very helpful. I got the 13 pro max and couldn't connect my watch. It is connected now, thank you!!
Thank you for watching. Glad the video helped you out
I had that same issue also
Same same
Same
Samee
It’s funny how simple that was to pair my old watch to my iPhone and Apple just makes you sit there without giving you any actual instructions besides press and hold the side button. Thanks man. Apple should be ashamed that we had to learn this from u😂
😂😂😂
So true
Honestly!! The struggle!😢
😭😭
For what these watches cost, it should NEVER be this hard to do.
genuinely helped me so much. I wasn’t able to use my Apple Watch for MONTHS because I couldn’t figure out how to connect it. This video helped me out so much. Thank you
This video was INCREDIBLE!!!! I was panicking because I couldn’t connect my watch to my new phone, I’m so thankful that I came across this video and I got to connect my watch to my phone with no issue at all!!! The step to step guide is FAB
Is there a way to pair to a new iPhone without resetting the watch and losing all your activity data and settings?
I’m thinking of getting a series 7 or 8, pairing to my iPhone 12 Pro this week…..before I get an iPhone 14 Pro Max next month.
Thinking I might just wait to pair both new devices at the same time.
Yes. Just place the phone next to the new watch on the first boot up of the new watch and will ask you if you want to pair the new watch and transfer data from the old watch
@@parchitech4570 Thank you, but it’s the other way round, old phone, not old watch! If I get the watch and pair it to my old phone, when I get a new phone will it allow me to transfer the data to the new phone?
@@parchitech4570 Reason I ask is that I tried doing this with an old garmin/garmin app & it didn’t work & I lost everything. ☹️
This video was a life saver. I have gone for 2 weeks not being able to pair my watch with my new phone!!! Excellent information. Took only minutes! Thank you, thank you!!!
Thank you for watching. Glad the video helped you out
I’ve been trying to sync my watch to my new phone for weeks. Just came across this video and voila!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
*FAILURE* not fonction on my iWatch, before I have à Watch with Time and Now *Noting*
You are the best!!!! Been trying for 4 hrs to get the 2 to connect to no avail and then i found your video and 15 mins later i did it. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you for watching
I agree, you are the best! I tried following instructions on several other videos, not to mention written instructions provided by Apple support, all to no avail. I was almost ready to give up in frustration but saw your video and thought ”0ne more video before I call it a night.” As Tracy noted in her comment, within 15 minutes I was able to pair my iPhone 15 with my old Apple Watch series 3 successfully. I really appreciate your very clear straightforward user-friendly instructions. thank you.🙏🏽🙏🏽
What do u do if u didn’t click keep plan meanwhile u had a plan on it
You would have to reactivate it with your carrier. Not a big deal
This was the video I needed. I just bought the iPhone 13 Pro and couldn’t pair it with my existing Apple watch. Thanks a lot!
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching
Does it delete the photos and apps on the watch? Also does this work if the watch has cellular but the phone doesn’t?
Hands down. One of the most direct videos ever. Great job mate!
Thank you for watching
I’ve been having issues and struggling for no reason. I wish I would have seen this video the first day I upgraded to the 13 pro. Very helpful video.
My watch is not showing erase and keep plan option
Just select erase all. You’re not seeing keep plan because you don’t have a data plan for the watch. That’s perfectly normal
@@parchitech4570 thankuu
I have been struggling all day to figure it out. Thank you! So glad I came to RUclips.
I don’t have the erase and keep plan does this effect some how?
Thank you so much! I followed your instructions and I was able to pair my apple watch series 3 with my new apple pro. You rock!
Thank you for watching. Glad I could help
hey. great vid but what does it mean when it doesnt say erase all and keep plan?
Just select erase all. It means you don’t have the cellular version of the Apple Watch
Thank you so much for showing us how to do it, I was struggling trying to figure it out.
Humanity at its best
Thank you for watching
I hate having to reset my watch and date ugh apple is so annoying
A whole lotta people hate walking +10 miles just to get water. Y’all gotta zoom your lens out a bit 😂
Apple is the most user friendly
I cannot thank you enough! I had actually unpaired my cellular Apple Watch from my old phone then paired it to my new phone. Except there was no option to restore it from a backup 🙄. So I had to set it up as a new watch, which wasn’t what I wanted at all. Then I decided to unpair it from my new phone, pair it back to the old phone and restore it from the backup. Which would at least allow me to use it as before as an “independent cellular Apple Watch”. That was about 10 days ago. I finally decided to look for a solution and now you’re my new hero! ❤❤❤
You’re welcome. Glad the video helped you out
That’s the exact process that I was about to do! I just bought a 13 Pro Max & couldn’t get my series 3 iWatch to connect either. So glad I looked this up & found this video. What a time & trouble saver.
Awesome, worked like a charm, Apple employee couldn’t even do it right. Thank you!
Ughhh I pressed the erase all instead of the third one what do I do now
Just reactive the new watch with a new watch line. It’s not a bad thing
Thanks! Wasn’t sure about the reset settings so thanks!
Thank you for watching
Do i need wifi to connect my apple series 4 watch to my iphone or no
No, you don’t need Wi-Fi
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I just got the iPhone 13 and it would not pair up. Your tutorial made it very simple with the step by step instructions, even for someone like me who has a tough time with new technology. Thank you again. It was much appreciated.
Glad the video helped you out
Thank you so much sir. I used my iPad to follow you step by step..and you know the result 😅
Great 👍
THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL VIDEO!!!! Sincerely, I don't know what I would have done if I didn't randomly stumble across it. Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this! You're amazing!
Thank you for watching. Glad my video helped you out
fake accounts left and right
I fiddled with my watch, flipping back and forth through the manual for two days and nothing !! Less than 5 minutes into your video and I’ve hacked the system ! 😂 thank you, it was so simple ! 🤦♀️
I've been trying for the last hour or so to connect my son's non-cellular apple watch to his new iPhone 12pro and for the life of me I couldn't work it out. Thanks to your video I had it sorted in seconds of watching this video!! thank you so much!
You’re welcome, glad the video helped you out
oh my gosh this video helped me so so so much!! thank you!!!! here i was thinking i was never going to be able to use my watch ever again after getting a new phone, i've been without my watch since February, today i had enough and sure enough i found this video and i got it back working again, i'm so grateful
You are a ROCKSTAR! Saved my evening setting up what we otherwise deemed were obsolete iWatches! As per usual Apple support forums of little help. In RUclips I trust! Thank you!
Thank you. Glad the video helped you out
I was following up until the erase all part.. i went ahead and pressed it before hearing what you’re going to say next 😂😂😂
Very helpful video. Everything step by step. I got it.Thank you
I can only erase all !!!??
Yes
Thank you so much buddy , just got my 13 max , you save me a lot of time .
No problem,thank you for watching
My watch keeps saying ‘a software update is available for this Apple Watch. Update now to continue setting up.’ Then automatically cancels and doesn’t update, it keeps happening over and over again. there a way to fix this?
Same.
This was the most helpful video I had to pair my watch with my new iPhone 14 Pro Max! It did exactly what you said & I avoided a trip to the Apple Store 😊 Thanks for your help‼️
You’re welcome. Glad the video helped you out
Please mine didn't ask me to erase and keep plan it just says erase all settings and data
So good I bought a iPhone 14 pro max couldn’t find out to reconnect my watch thank u
This was extremely helpful! Thanks
Super instructions. Used them to connect existing watch to new iPhone 15 Pro. Thank you very much.
Definitely helped me out a lot. I’ve been trying for over a day and was wondering what was happening. Thought my Apple Watch 6 was not compatible with my iPhone 13 Pro Max. Also good to find my fellow 🇯🇲. I clicked the follow icon to get more content.
Thanks for the help!
Glad it all worked out. It’s always great to find our fellow 🇯🇲. Big up.
What if you don’t want to erase the data?
exactly!
When I hit reset it only says “Erase All content and setting” and “Reset Home Screen layout”
Just select erase all content. You’re only seeing that option because your watch doesn’t have a data line activated
4:04 just like any other Apple Bluetooth other accessory. It’s super easy pair to your iPhone.
You’re a life saver! Thought I was gonna have to go to T mobile to get this fixed! 🙌🏻
Very nicely shown, no extra information to the point. Helped me lot setting up my watch to the new phone. Thank you for the video
When I press the reset button it takes me back to the screen that asks if I want to erase all my data
It is very helpful. I was able to connect my watch with new phone.
Thank you so much I have been struggling for months to get it to connect
Much Appreciated!!! Definitely will be my go to video if others need help!👍🏼
I saw on other video that you can go to phone app for watch click on thevi gor your watch choose unpaired, then put next to new phone and go through normal set up, except you have option of choosing most recent app update ios version then it transfers all past info and watch stays on current version.
If you factory reset and watch updates are no longer available, you can't get them, right?
This can take up to an hour if you have a lot of data and apps on your watch. Or so other video said.
Not sure if you explained to update watch to cloud b4 factory reset? I'll have to rewatch your video and compare options. Concerned only if watch no longer supported. Hmmm
Thoughts?
No. As long as your watch is backed up, you can factory reset it and restore it. It won’t take an hour either. 15 minutes tops.
This is really helpful as I was helping to set it for my dad. He sold his old iPhone away. So, I had to start somewhere. Thank you so much! Take care!
You’re welcome, glad the video helped you out
Thank you so much, I’ve had my new phone for two weeks and have been trying to pair it for the longest!! Thanks again
Glad I could help!
This helped a lot!! Thank you!!
Thank you for this video. I just got my new iPhone 14 and I was soo worried why my Apple Watch is not pairing my new phone. Very important step is to reset your Apple Watch that really helps me to pair it with my new phone. You just made my day
straight and to the point, thank you!
I like how apple support doesn’t go into hand me downs. Thanks for the help!
Thank you for taking the time to explain how this works!😊
I was hung up on the resetting the watch. Worked like a charm. Thanks
Thank You! This video helped me so much. I just bought the 13 Pro and had no idea how to pair my Apple watch. Your step-by-step instructions were well presented and easy to follow. 👍👍👍
i didn’t even realize my problem was that it was still connected to my old phone until i found your video, thank you lol 💗💗
The fact that you have to erase all content settings is just one of many reasons why I don't choose Apple products!
Sad that you have to. They need a better system
Its a watch, what valuable setting could u possibly have on your watch
you have to do the same with androids watches as well
It’s not so bad though, at least you can restore the watch from a back up. Same as with Samsung watches.
I am not getting 3rd option
Just select erase all. You don’t have the third option because your watch doesn’t have a data line.
I can’t even imagine how fast these things will be in 5 years time 🤷🏻♂️
hi, I have a I watch 5 and want to par with NEW iPhone 13 Max Pro. how do I par this watch to the new I phone.
Reset the watch and the you can pair it to the phone
Thank you so much for the help! Many blessings to you and your family, my man!
You’re welcome, glad my video helped you out. Thank you and many blessings to you and your family as well.
Thanks for this video. I was frustrated and you made it easy. My watch and new phone are happily paired 👍🏽🙌🏽👏🏽!
You don’t now how much this video helped me, can’t thank you more❤️
Thank you for watching. Glad the video helped you out
Thank you! Nothing else I found online helped. Thanks to you I’m paired up with my new phone!
You’re welcome
worked like a charm. Thank you!
Thank uu I just got thee iPhone 14 pro and I was panicking because my watch wasn’t connecting to my phone so thank uu very much
That was super helpful! Thank you!
Thank you for watching
But my Apple Watch still has the Apple logo on the front
Super simple and helpful.
10 out of 10
Does the same method work with the Apple Watch series 3 because my friend broke my old iphone 6s and he got me his old one but my series 3 is connected to the old one
Yes it will work
Thank you for your clear and precise video, you've made it very easy to follow all the way thru flawlessly! Job well done.
this video is so helpful, I couldn’t connect my watch to my phone for two weeks and this video really saved me , thank you so much.
You’re welcome. Glad to know you got your watch connected again
Hands down the best video!! Easy to follow! Also, drop the song please at minute 6:08 :)
Where did you buy the mobile case ?
I bought it on Amazon. I have the unboxing video on my channel with the link provided to purchase
Why it’s keeping saying iPhone is out of date and requires a newer version of iOS which is I have already please help me to pair it thank you
Make sure both the watch and the phone is updated
Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! I’ve been trying all day to pair my watch with my new phone and nothing worked! I even drove to the local phone store for help and they told me I needed to have my watch on the charger for it to work so I went home, tried that and nothing!! I tried countless other videos until I stumbled across your video and my watch is now happily paired to my new phone!! Wonderful, clear video that gets to the point! Thanks again!😊
Thank you, this was a better explanation than the apple care ,lol.
Glad the video helped you out
Is it the same process for the Bluetooth version
Yes it is. Just check the erase all option. You will not get the choice to keep plan
@@parchitech4570 awesome Ty so much
You’re welcome
My series3 watch requires an update, can I still reset and pair with my iPhone 13 before the update on the watch?
Yes, you can, It will update after it’s paired with the phone.
Thank you so much. I was struggling to pair my watch for past few days. Your are genius.
Thank you!!! Very helpful! I just connected my wife’s watch to her new iPhone 16! Easy! Thank you!
Do you have to have a a whole separate number for your watch to add it to your phone or can it work Blue tooth style like Galaxy??
It works with Bluetooth as well. You don’t need a separate number
@@parchitech4570 I have an iPhone 12 and a version 2 smart watch. Is that the same.
Thank bro this was very helpful its been soooo long about a year and half nd i could not figure it out until this video 🙏🏽
OMG thank you so much! I had given up on my Apple Watch when I got a new phone as I just couldn’t pair it. I followed your instructions and now I am connected 🎉 Susan in Dublin Ireland
This worked for me. I started to reset my watch at first but was worried it’ll delete my iPhone too. Thank you!
This video was great. I got the iPhone 13 mini and couldn’t get my watch to pair. Following the easy steps in the video got my watch paired. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much for this video. I haven't used my watch in months!!!
You're welcome!
i just got the new iphone 13 pro and didnt know how to connect but this helped, thanks! :)
Yes thank you for the video!!! My 13 wouldn’t connect and had I not seen this video I would have went crazy trying myself!!
Glad the video helped you out
It was very simple and easy yesterday only I bought 14 pro 😅 I was not able to setup my watch but after seeing your video was very easy and quick thank you ❤ love from Kuwait
Thanks your video helped me paired my existing Apple Watch to my new iPhone 13
Omg, thx m8. Almost bought myself a new watch to connect with my Iphone15. Just connected my watch 3 series. Thank u very much!!!