iPhone Not Unlocking Apple Watch

[macrlz9]

Update to iOS 18 and watchOS 11 did not resolve this issue.

Upgraded to iPhone 16 Pro and Watch Series 10 and this feature is working now. I never bothered with an unpair/repair so that would have likely fixed it. I restored from both phone and watch backups.

 

[stevemiller]

i did eventually unpair and repair and it fixed the issue. however even though it was restoring from a backup, tons of notification settings appear to have been reset and i had to go through and undo all the spammy things apple seems to want to turn on by default. that is my main issue with the unpair/repair troubleshooting - in addition to being its own annoyance, it creates further annoyances, and its like russian roulette whether a new bug will manifest on the next pair.

 

[ManuMtz]

I’m facing the same issue with an Apple Watch Series 9 and iPhone 13. Does unpairing and re-pairing solve it? Any other solutions?

 

[stevemiller]

I’m facing the same issue with an Apple Watch Series 9 and iPhone 13. Does unpairing and re-pairing solve it? Any other solutions?

Yeah that’s what I had to do to get it working again. Although it’s worth noting I had just done a clean install and pairing when it started, so it amounted to having to repair twice. 😓

 

[ManuMtz]

Yeah that’s what I had to do to get it working again. Although it’s worth noting I had just done a clean install and pairing when it started, so it amounted to having to repair twice. 😓

Unpairing and pairing does not affect the AppleCare monthly subscription, it only affects the credit cards stored in the Wallet, right?

 

[Dave 123]

Have you contacted Apple support?

No. They are so unhelpful and will just say unpair and re-pair which I’ve previously done. Doing this is a pain, as I have to contact multiple banks to get Apple Pay working again.
I’d hoped iOS 18 would sort it, but no. Good to see getting a new watch fixed it for macrlz9—but that’s a bit extravagant! 😂