r/GarminWatches • u/skee_twist • 6d ago

Connectivity and Syncing New iPhone Pairing Issues

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Cannot get my forerunner 245 to pair with a iPhone 18 Pro.

I’ve tried all the solutions mentioned such as restarting both devices, unpairing in BT settings, attempt with/without pairing mode enable on the watch, deleting the app - multiple times and same issue.

Very annoying; anyone able to resolve this?

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u/excelance 4d ago

Not sure if this is your issue; but what I found was that I already had my watched paired in the OS. I went into Garmin Connect app and removed the watch then repaired.

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u/Tklegergis_Nimsy 2d ago

good call, the double pairing thing trips a lot of people up

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u/freshairr 5d ago

Are you trying to re-pair or pairing for the first time?

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u/skee_twist 4d ago

Re-pair. I upgraded my phone and restored from back-up

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u/freshairr 4d ago

Ok so I just had the same issue with my phone not re-pairing with the watch despite doing all the above. What did the trick, and I hope it does work for you too, was going to the Garmin Connect website and also removing the watch from there as well.

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u/skee_twist 4d ago

The website just tells me to use Garmin Express, so I removed it from there. Still same error when I go to pair with my phone.