Apple Watch can perform numerous undertakings when it’s not connected with your iPhone. Be that as it may, an connection between the two gadgets is basic over the long haul. All things considered, without an iPhone, setting up an Apple Watch is unimaginable. Shockingly, connection issues do now and again emerge. At the point when this occurs, consider these investigating tips.
How to tell when there isn’t a connection
If you stop receiving notifications, messages, or calls on your Apple Watch, it’s possible your Watch and iPhone aren’t connected. There are a number of ways to confirm this.
- You might also see a red X on the top of the Apple Watch face
- When you swipe up on your Apple Watch face to enter the Control Panel, you see the word Disconnected.
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Troubleshooting your Apple Watch’s connection status
Are both devices operational?
Tragically, I’ve kept running into circumstances when my iPhone isn’t on in light of the fact that it came up short on battery late during the evening and I don’t understand this until I check my Apple Watch. Before doing whatever else, ensure the two gadgets are controlled on. At that point check for an connection once more.
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Check your Bluetooth connection
Assuming both devices are on and operational, your next step is to make sure Bluetooth is activated on both the Apple Watch and iPhone
Here’s how to check the connection on your iPhone:
- Enter Control Center by swiping up from the bottom edge of any screen. On iPhone X or later or iPad with iOS 12 or later, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Confirm Bluetooth icon is highlighted. If not, tap it to activate.
Toggle Airplane Mode
Another consideration is to toggle Airplane Mode on iPhone.
- Enter Control Center by swiping up from the bottom edge of any screen. On iPhone X or later or iPad with iOS 12 or later, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Tap the Airplane Mode icon to enable it.
- Wait a few seconds, then tap the icon again.
Restart your Watch
For your next step, reboot your Apple Watch and see if that does the trick.
- Hold the Side Button on your Apple Watch until the three horizontal sliders appear.
- Tap the Power Off slider to shut down your Apple Watch.
- After your Apple Watch has shut down, hold the Side Button again until you see the Apple logo.
You can also do a force restart on Apple Watch:
- Press and hold the Digital Crown and Side button at the same time.
- Hold until the screen goes dark and the Apple logo appears.
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Restart your iPhone
Still no connection between Apple Watch and iPhone? It’s time to reboot your handset.
On the iPhone X or later:
- Press and hold the Side button and either volume button until the power off slider appears.
- Drag the slider to turn your device completely off.
- After your device turns off, press and hold the Side button again until you see the Apple logo.
On the iPhone 8 or earlier:
- Press and hold the Top (or Side) button until the power off slider appears.
- Drag the slider to turn your device completely off.
- After your device turns off, press and hold the Top (or Side) button again until you see the Apple logo.
Reset your iPhone’s network settings
As a last ditch effort, you’ll want reset your iPhone’s network settings.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone Home screen.
- Tap General.
- At the bottom of the page, tap Reset.
- Select Reset Network Settings.
The last resort: Un-pair and re-pair
The time has come. If nothing else works, you should unpair and reset your Apple Watch.
Still have an issue?
At this point, your best bet is to take your Apple Watch and iPhone to your local Apple retail store and meet with a member of the Genius Bar team. You can make an appointment through the Apple website.Apple watch
