Apple Watch pairing error

[JonathanB]

Hi everyone,

We've moved everything relating to Apple Watch pairing issues to this new conversation and will be providing all future updates as edits to this post, so that you won't need to go searching through the comments for these.

I appreciate these pairing errors must be very frustrating, especially for those of you that have been running into issues for several weeks now. Technical specialists are continuing to look into this, however based on what they've seen so far, this does not seem to be one overall fault that we can apply a blanket fix to.

With this in mind, please make sure you have followed the advice on the private message we've sent to each of you, this will ensure that your individual case has been escalated. We've originally sent these messages out a couple of weeks ago, so I'll double check that everyone that has commented has received these. You can find your community messages by clicking on your avatar in the top right of any page, then on "Messages".

Finally, please ensure you are following the Community House Rules when posting on the community, particularly points 8 and 13.

The private message mentioned above will put you in touch with a team that you can raise a complaint with should you wish to do so, any comments that share details of individual Three employees will be removed from the community.

JonathanB

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**Update 26/10/2022**

Hi everyone,

We really appreciate your patience whilst we've been working on this issue. I can't imagine how frustrating it is to not be able to take full advantage of your Apple watches.

As I mentioned last week above, the errors do not seem to be one overall fault that can be fixed immediately for everyone. We do need a specialist team to do some work in the background on your accounts. With this in mind, I'd advise the following:

• Make sure you've taken any action we've recommended on private messages to your community account. If you're experiencing these issues and we don't already know, please reply on this post so we can reach out.
• Do not repeatedly attempt unpairing and pairing, this may be interfering with the work done in the background. Please wait for a Three representative to contact you and advise before you unpair and pair again.

We've seen some great progress towards getting this sorted in the last few days, I'm hopeful that it won't be too much longer till this issue is fully resolved for everyone.

JonathanB

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**Update 17/11/2022**

 Hi everyone,

We’re really sorry that there’s been a considerable delay between updates on the errors with Apple watch pairing. As we’ve mentioned previously there is more than one error involved and specialist teams are working hard to address the root causes of these.

I assure you that all comments about this issue are read, and all feedback given is being escalated on a daily basis.

Whilst we’re working on this, we’d be grateful if you can do the following:

• If you’re new to this thread, please either private message me, or add a reply, and I’ll direct you to a team that can help further.
• If I’ve already sent you this information, please ensure you have spoken to that team.
• Please only unpair and re-pair your watch if directed to by one of our support teams as part of the troubleshooting and investigation of your issue.

I’ll provide another update soon.

Thanks,
JonathanB

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**Update 02/12/2022**

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your continued patience. We’ve seen some great progress towards resolving these issues since the last update. As I’ve mentioned previously there is more than one error involved, and for many of you, your bill cycle will also affect when you can successfully re-pair the service.

Here’s some general steps that should help with common scenarios we’re seeing.

• Ensure that you’ve registered for My3, without a registered online account and password set, the pairing will fail.
• There are some instances where special characters at the start of My3 passwords have resulted in an error. We recommend that you have a strong password that is a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters but avoid beginning the password with characters like /!”£$|\. My3 supports these, but it seems to be causing an issue when this info is passed onto the smartwatch pairing system.
• If you’ve changed your priceplan, upgraded, or are instructed to wait for your bill cycle to complete, you should wait till the day after your new bill cycle starts to attempt pairing. So for example, if your allowances refresh on the 1st, wait till the 2nd.
• Although individual smartwatches can be unpaired from your account, cancelling or removing the add on completely will delay being able to reinstate the service till the following bill cycle.
• As mentioned before, don’t repeatedly unpair and re-pair, the failed requests may cause further issues on your account that delay this being solved.
• I’m continuing to regularly check for anyone new on the thread, just send a reply or private message me, and I’ll link you in with a support team that can help get your specific error looked into and make sure you get the best advice.

Thanks,
JonathanB

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**Update 11/01/2023**

Hi Everyone,

As well as the steps on the last update, we're finding it helps to clear your temporary data from your iPhone before attempting pairing.

You can do this in Settings, Safari, Clear History & Website Data.

In case anyone is having trouble finding their private messages, click on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages". If you've posted on this thread, then you should have a message waiting from me with a link to a support team that will help.

Thanks,
JonathanB

[JonathanB]

Hi @Davidmb,

This sounds really frustrating. It sounds like you've tried pairing and unpairing multiple times now, so there must be an underlying issue blocking this. I'll send a private message to direct you to some colleagues that can help further.

You can find your messages by clicking on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".

Thanks,
JonathanB

[Neil999]

Hi,

I've been trying to connect my apple wath to my phone for several months now with no resolution.  It used to work for me previously but I was forced by three to change tarriff and that removed smartwatch pairing.  I've added it back to me account but get a message "there's a problem" when trying enable mobile data in the apple watch app.  Is there any resolution on this yet?  I've been back and forward with 3 on this for months now and nobody seems to know how to fix this issue.  Really poor.

[JonathanB]

Hi @Neil999,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, that's really disappointing to hear that you've been trying to get this sorted for months now. I'll send a private message to direct you to further help.

You can find your messages by clicking on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".

Thanks,
JonathanB

[Stephkay]

Hi Jonathan 

I have recently (last week) upgraded my iPhone 12 Pro to a sim only contact and added an Apple Watch to my contract. I have waited untill my allowance on the 10th to start and was able to then pair. 
now for the last 8 hours it has been stuck on activating. It seems this is a problem for many. I’m not tech savvy so unsure where to go from here 

any help would be appreciated. 
thanks in advance 

[JonathanB]

Hi @Stephkay,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I'll send a private message to direct you to some colleagues that can help further.

You can find your messages by clicking on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".

Thanks,
JonathanB

[grantwils]

My Apple watch was working fine then I changed to SIM only from Contract. Three said they'd need to turn off my apple watch data and I'd need to activate it again. I did that weeks ago. I've had Plan: No SIM and Status: No Connection on my watch since. I had Mobile Plan Three 'activating' for weeks after. I persevered with Three livechat who didn't have a clue, tried to tell me to do an Apple warranty claim, advised me to unpair and pair again. That resulted in error E53305 and I've given up. Three says the resolution to E53305 is to unpair and pair again until I die of old age. 

[JonathanB]

Hey @grantwils,

I'm really sorry to hear that you've been caught in this loop. I'll do my best to help. In the first instance with the E53305 error we'd suggest unpairing and repairing, but if this hasn't helped the first time, then repeating it definitely won't help.

I'll send you a private message that will link you to some colleagues that can get this investigated for you.

You can find your messages by clicking on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages".

Thanks,
Jonathan

[grantwils]

Thanks @JonathanB but that team is as useless as the rest of the Three customer service team. To add to the frustrations the chat system logs me out while I wait for the Three team to respond because someone at Three decided to get a chat system that isn't fit for purpose and prematurely logs people out for no reason other than to make sure they can't get help. 

[grantwils]

Latest update after the 'network team' investigated:
(this was in one call with one 'expert')
It's fixed but I need to clear safari cookies and cache.
It's fixed but not until the next bill. 
It's fixed but I need to wait until 2 days before the next bill to pair my watch.
It's fixed and mobile data will automatically work at my next bill, I don't need to do anything. 
All sound like complete nonsense. 

Three has no idea what is going on.

[Kenyon69]

Hi, I am trying to setup mobile service for my Apple Watch but it says ‘There’s a problem’.

Can you help me?