How to pair and unpair an Apple Watch and iPhone Tech Mirrors

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Perhaps you just got a new Apple Watch Series 5 and you’re planning to sell your old Series 3. You need to disconnect your old Apple Watch from your iPhone and then connect the new one.

In this video, I walk you through how to pair an Apple Watch to your iPhone, as well as how to unpair your old one and erase it. I’ll even show you how to connect and disconnect your Apple Watch over a cellular network such as AT&T or Verizon.

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At the beginning of the year, Apple attempted to fully open the gates and put the smartwatch into the must-have zone, therefore actually generating significant interest towards this new device.

While Pebble is all about functionality and simplicity, the Apple Watch feels a lot more friendlier and it attempts to engage people, not just be a passive gadget that you remember about it only when checking time or emails.

But did it actually manage this, is the Apple Watch worth buying? Yes and no. Smartwatches can be the future of smartphones and Apple Watch does have a lot of interesting features that do give us a glimpse into the things that may come.

Besides this, it works like a wonder right now, especially thanks to its updated software. So if you like a gadget that monitors you heart rate, tracks your steps, you can play music wireless, send people animated emoji, dictate messages, view notifications, send your heartbeat to your loved-ones and more, then you will appreciate owning an Apple Watch.

It helps you to look at your phone less, while keeping you connected, but don’t forget, it’s not a standalone device. In order to enjoy all of its functions you need to have it connected to an iPhone (you need to be at a range of around 30 feet of your phone or you can connect through the WiFi to further extend the range).

Now let’s get a more in depth view of what the Apple Watch has to offer!

Design

The Apple Watch is without a doubt an attractive watch, featuring a discreet and elegant look, with clean lines and a curved glass that unites with the curved metal. Yes, you won’t find a single sharp edge.

The case is made from stainless steel (also rose gold or aluminium) and it’s rather thick, but because it curves inwards, it looks thinner than it actually is. Most smartwatches are plagued by this issue and unfortunately, right now, we have to accept that the smartwatch technology hasn’t evolved as much as we would like yet.

Still, the Apple Watch feels reasonably balanced (weighing 1.5 pounds and measuring 0.4×1.4×1.6 or 0.4×1.3×1.5 inches) and if you wore a watch before, you most likely won’t feel that the thickness is much of a compromise. The watch comes into two variants, a one inch and a half and a 1.3 inches case. This differentiation has been made in order to please both males and females, but the bigger one does have better battery life.

On the right side of the Watch you’ll find the Digital Crown and a button which you can use to show or hide friends, access Apple Pay with a double click and turn the watch ON or Off.

At the base of the watch you can find the heart rate sensor and the magnetic inductive charging system (Qi compliant). There’s also a tiny speaker and microphone on the left of the Watch for calling, but you will barely notice them.

Yes, the Apple Watch may be better looking than most smartwatches on the market, but it does cost a lot more.

Our Apple Watch came with three straps, a Black Sport Band, the Milanese Loop and the Leather Loop. The sport band is very comfortable, but similar to other plastic bands on other smartwatches and it has a unique clasp mechanism that you’ll get used to in not time.

The Milanese Loop has a mesh-like texture and it nicely complements the metallic case, but it does feel a lot more feminine than any other strap option. It’s quite flexible, feels comfortable, is easily adjustable and it is suitable for either casual or more classy clothing. The clasp is magnetic and stays shut (because the bracelet is really lightweight it may be better to leave the band looser so it balances with the weight of the watch itself).

The Leather Loop bracelet also closes magnetically, it uses magnetic segments that attach to each other. But there are a few shortcomings, as we noticed some scratches on the clasp after a few days of use and you may find yourself in the position to adjust the strap throughout the day as it tends to slip a link or two once in a while.

Display

The Apple Watch features a 1.5in (or 1.3in for the 38mm) OLED display with a resolution of 312×390 pixels (or 272x340p) and a pixel density of 326ppi (just like the iPhone 6). The Retina display is a bit different than the one found on iPhones because Apple has chose a flexible OLED from LG rather than the usual LCD technology.

The display is covered by a toughened Ion-X glass (for Apple Watch Sport) or a sapphire glass, both meant to protect it from scratches or minor bumps into furniture.

The OLED screen is bright and colourful, with high colour accuracy and overall it is one of the most vibrant displays we’ve seen from any smartwatch, but still it isn’t as sharp as the one from Samsung Gear S (which also has a much larger colour palette).

But let’s focus a bit on the Force Touch technology (something new in the smartwatch world) which senses the level of force, distinguishing between light or hard presses, thanks to its tiny electrodes around the display.

It is an interesting addition that adds some more options and functionality to some apps without adding more buttons or overcomplicating things.

Hardware and Battery Life

The Apple Watch packs a 500MHz Apple S1 processor, a PowerVR SGX543 GPU, 512MB RAM and 8GB of storage (when connected to an iPhone, you can fully access its storage memory).

The watch is also equipped with a heart rate sensor, that uses both infrared and visible light LEDs along with photodiodes to determine you heart rate; there’s also a gyrometer, an accelerometer and unfortunately no built-in GPS.

Also inside the case you can find a 205mAh (or 246mAH) Lithium Ion battery. It promises 18 hours battery life on normal use, 6 hours of music playback or working out with the heart monitor, 3 hours of talk time and up to 48 hours of juts checking time.

Software

The software that runs on the Apple Watch is called the WatchOS 2.0 (an updated version to the more laggier first generation) and in order to be fully operational, the Apple Watch requires an iPhone 5 or a later version.

The watch is not designed for prolonged use, it provides a better experience if used in shorter periods of time, especially because some apps are a bit slow and not many complex apps are developed (using Facebook or any other Google app on the small screen of the Apple Watch may prove undesirable in the long run).

Now, let’s talk about the interface. If you swipe away, you get the watch face with notifications and Glances and if you press the Digital Crown you get access to the apps. There is without a doubt a learning curve, but after a few days of using the watch you get accustomed to the way things operate.

The watch faces have a series of new options (since the new update) that let’s you change the colour, add new elements or remove them.

Besides the usual notifications and watch faces, you get to choose one of the single screens with quick summaries of information from apps you view frequently. To access the Glances you can either swipe up on the watch face or ask Siri to open it for you, even if it’s not in your active glances list.

Watch faces and glances look pretty cool on the Apple Watch, but there’s a lot more to it. You get the Taptic Engine, an innovative feature that actually taps you on the wrist when a notification arrives so you won’t miss anything important, it can also be used when navigating, it can tap you on the wrist several times for left or right turns or you can use it along with the Digital Touch.

Digital Touch is a unique way of messaging which works exclusively between Apple Watches and allows you to send taps, finger sketches or your heart rate.

There’s also the Apple Pay (similar to what you can find on your iPhone) which is a really great feature, if you find places that accepts this type of payment. What is does it to offer the ability to purchase goods or services with a single touch of the watch on the pay terminal (two taps of the button is all it takes to summon your card). It also works without an iPhone present.

Besides all this abundance of apps and features you get the versatile Camera remote that allows you to see a preview of your iPhone’s viewfinder and even focus, set a timer or trigger the shutter.

Conclusion

So how has our experience with the Apple Watch been so far? Well, it hasn’t been too different then with any other smartwatch. You get notifications, it allows you to keep your watch in your pocket, unless it’s something important, it’s more discreet, you get a gentle tap on the wrist, unlike a ringtone and overall, meeting up with friends and family is more engaging since we look less on our phone and focus more on the discussion.

The obvious conclusion is that the Apple Watch is not a must-have device, you don’t really need it, but if you can afford it it will make you life a little easier in some small aspects.

How do I unpair an Apple watch and pair again?

Open the Settings app on your watch, then tap General > Reset. Tap Erase All Content and Settings, then tap again to confirm. Wait for the watch to unpair. After the Apple Watch unpairs completely, you can pair again.

How do I pair my Apple watch with my iPhone after pairing?

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Use the steps below to unpair:

Erase your Apple Watch.
Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. …
Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
Try to restore from a backup. …
Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone.

How do I pair my Apple watch with a new phone without erasing everything?

If you don’t have your old iPhone or you erased it

Erase your Apple Watch.
Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. …
Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
Try to restore from a backup. …
Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.

How do I unpair my Apple watch from my iPhone without my iPhone?

How To Unpair Apple Watch without iPhone

Put your Apple Watch on its charger.
Press and hold the side button as if you were going to power it down.
Do a firm press on the POWER OFF slider and let go.
Tap Erase all content and settings.

How do I set up my new Apple Watch if I already have one?

Open the Watch app on iPhone to start the pairing process of your new Watch. Power on your new Apple Watch and look for the pairing sphere code, follow the prompts. When asked, choose to restore your new Apple Watch from a backup and choose the most recent one.

How do I unpair my Apple Watch if I lost my phone?

You have to erase it first: “On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase all Content and Settings. This will reset your Apple Watch to the factory settings.” Upon receiving a replacement iPhone, restore the iPhone from the lost one’s backup. Then, set up and pair your Apple Watch again.

Why is my iPhone not pairing with my Apple Watch?

Keep your Apple Watch and paired iPhone close together to make sure that they’re in range. On your iPhone, make sure that Airplane Mode is off and that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are on. … Open Control Center, then turn off Airplane Mode. Restart your Apple Watch and iPhone.

How do I pair my Apple watch with my iPhone?

Bring your iPhone near your Apple Watch, wait for the Apple Watch pairing screen to appear on your iPhone, then tap Pair.
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Or follow these steps:

Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches at the top of the screen.
Tap Add Watch, then follow the onscreen instructions.

How do I reconnect my Apple Watch to my iPhone?

Bluetooth Reset

Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Tap Bluetooth.
Toggle the switch to the Off position.
Toggle the switch back on.
Tap Apple Watch to reconnect it with your iPhone.

Can I unpair my Apple watch without resetting?

Answer: A: Answer: A: Unfortunately you will have to start again from scratch. There is no user level way to extract the watch content, and it only supports pairing to a single iPhone so the watch has to be erased before you can pair to the new iPhone.

How do I reset my Apple watch without resetting it?

On your Apple Watch: when viewing the time, go to the Home screen (via a single press of the Digital Crown) > Settings (gear icon) > General > Reset > Erase all Content and Settings > confirm when prompted.

How do you erase Apple Watch?

Erase Apple Watch

Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
Go to General > Reset, tap Erase All Content and Settings, then enter your passcode. If you have an Apple Watch with a cellular plan, you’re offered two options—Erase All and Erase All & Keep Plan. To completely erase your Apple Watch, choose Erase All.

What happens if I unpair Apple Watch?

When you unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, the watch is backed up completely to your iPhone to make sure that the latest data is saved. … This means that when you set up a new iPhone and restore it from backup, your latest Apple Watch data is also restored.

How do I unpair my Apple watch from iCloud?

Just unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone:

Keep your Apple Watch and iPhone close together.
Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap the My Watch tab, then tap All Watches at the top of the screen.
Tap the info button next to your Apple Watch.
Tap Unpair Apple Watch. …
Enter your Apple ID password. …
Tap again to confirm.

Do I have to unpair my Apple watch before pairing a new one?

Whether you want to pair your Apple Watch with a new phone, or plan on upgrading to the best Apple Watch, you’re going to need to unpair your Apple Watch from your current iPhone, back up its data, and disable Activation Lock so that it can be set up again.

Why won’t my Apple Watch pair and update?

The following steps may help (try again after each): On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Usage > Software Update – delete any update file, if one is shown. Delete any beta profiles that may be installed for your iPhone and/or Apple Watch and then restart both devices after doing so.

Where is the i icon on a paired Apple Watch?

Tap Pair Apple Watch Manually on your iPhone. Tap the info icon “i” on your Apple Watch (it will be shown now). Your device’s name should be displayed on the watch face. On your iPhone, tap the device name matching that shown on your Apple Watch face.