Apple Watch Series 9

Apple Watch Series 9

watchOS 11

I can't pair my Apple Watch Series 9 watchOS 11 with my phone

Cause 3 of 4: Pairing and activation isn't done correctly

To pair your Apple Watch with your phone and activate it, it needs to be done correctly.

Solution: See how to activate your Apple Watch.

Step 1 of 24

Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.

Step 2 of 24

Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

On your phone: Press Continue and follow the instructions on your phone to place the watch face in the middle of your phone's camera viewfinder.

Step 3 of 24

Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.

Step 4 of 24

Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up for Myself.

Step 5 of 24

Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up as New Apple Watch.

Step 6 of 24

Select general settings

On your phone: Press the required setting and select on which wrist you want to wear the watch.

Step 7 of 24

Select general settings

On your phone: Press Continue.

Step 8 of 24

Select general settings

On your phone: Press Agree.

Step 9 of 24

Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Press Enter Password.

Step 10 of 24

Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Key in the password for your Apple ID and press Sign In.

Step 11 of 24

Select usage data sharing setting

On your phone: Press the required setting.

Step 12 of 24

Turn use of phone lock code on or off

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of phone lock code or press Don't Add Passcode.

Step 13 of 24

Turn use of phone lock code on or off

On your phone: Press Don't Use Passcode.

Step 14 of 24

Select watch settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

Step 15 of 24

View information about information sharing between your Apple Watch and your phone

Press OK.

Step 16 of 24

Select training profile settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

Step 17 of 24

Select training profile settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required activity settings or press the required setting.

Step 18 of 24

Select sleep settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select sleep settings or press Skip.

Step 19 of 24

Select health notification settings

On your phone: Press the indicators to turn the required settings on or off.

Step 20 of 24

Select health notification settings

Press Continue.

Step 21 of 24

View information about personal safety

On your phone: Press Continue.

Step 22 of 24

Set up mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to set up mobile data on your Apple Watch or press Not Now.

Step 23 of 24

View information about gestures

On your phone: Press Continue.

Step 24 of 24

Finish setup

On your phone: Wait a moment while the activation of your Apple Watch is completed and press Done.

1 Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone.
On your phone: Press Continue and follow the instructions on your phone to place the watch face in the middle of your phone's camera viewfinder.
On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.

2 Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up for Myself.
On your phone: Press Set Up as New Apple Watch.
If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content.

3 Select general settings

On your phone: Press the required setting and select on which wrist you want to wear the watch.
On your phone: Press Continue.
On your phone: Press Agree.

4 Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Press Enter Password.
On your phone: Key in the password for your Apple ID and press Sign In.

5 Select usage data sharing setting

On your phone: Press the required setting.

6 Turn use of phone lock code on or off

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of phone lock code or press Don't Add Passcode.
On your phone: Press Don't Use Passcode.

7 Select watch settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

8 View information about information sharing between your Apple Watch and your phone

Press OK.

9 Select training profile settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.
On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required activity settings or press the required setting.

10 Select sleep settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select sleep settings or press Skip.

11 Select health notification settings

On your phone: Press the indicators to turn the required settings on or off.
Press Continue.

12 View information about personal safety

On your phone: Press Continue.

13 Set up mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to set up mobile data on your Apple Watch or press Not Now.
See how to set up mobile data later after activation.

14 View information about gestures

On your phone: Press Continue.

15 Finish setup

On your phone: Wait a moment while the activation of your Apple Watch is completed and press Done.

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