Hi Anna, If the iPhone is turned off the watch will not connect to anything.
Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: 12 January 2018 15:18 To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Apple series two watch and wireless connectivity. Hi Malcolm, What happens if you just turn the iPHone off, rather than turning off Bluetooth? Best, Anna > On Jan 12, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Anna, > > Still no luck I'm afraid. Here's what I have tried so far. > > I am using an Apple series2 Watch. I am using the watch with an iPhone7. > > The watch is running watch OS4.2 and the iPhone is running iOS 11.2. > > Both devices are talking to each other and data is synchronised between them. > > The watch can send and receive e-mail and message and the calendar has the > data retrieved from my iCloud account. > > However, if I turn Bluetooth off on the iPhone the watch loses all > connectivity with the outside world. > > Siri says that it has no connection for example when not connected to the > iPhone. > > I have tried the following to solve the problem. > > Firstly, disabling Bluetooth on the iPhone and getting it to forget the > wireless network. I then reconnected to my 2.4GHz network and enabled > Bluetooth. The watch works fine until I again disable Bluetooth. > > I then removed the watch from my Cloud account and signed out on the iPhone > too. > > Signing back and adding the watch again did not solve the problem. > > It looks as though the wireless settings are not being copied from the iPhone > to the watch for some reason. > > Secondly what apps support Andoff between the watch and iPhone? > > Thanks. > > Malcolm > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: 11 January 2018 15:14 > To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Apple series two watch and wireless connectivity. > > Hi Malcolm, > > I would suggest letting the devices connect for a little while. It may take a > few minutes for the Wi-Fi info on the phone to be copied to the watch. > > Best, > Anna > > > > >> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:07 AM, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Anna, >> >> Still no luck with getting the Apple Watch to connect wirelessly. >> >> I have turned off the Apple Watch then asked my iPhone to forget all its >> wireless networks. I then turned off Bluetooth on the iPhone. I then >> reconnected my iPhone with the 2Ghz wireless network then reenabled >> Bluetooth. >> >> Finally I restarted the Apple Watch. >> >> The watch will happily talk to my iPhone but when I turn the iPhone's >> Bluetooth on the watch will not connect with the outside world. >> >> Any thoughts from you and others welcome. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Malcolm >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Woody Anna Dresner >> Sent: 10 January 2018 21:07 >> To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Apple series two watch and wireless connectivity. >> >> Hi, >> >> Your watch should be able to connect with any Wi-Fi network that your phone >> has connected to. Make sure your phone is connected to your Wi-Fi, and maybe >> wait a little while before turning off the watch, and it should work. If you >> just set up the phone, maybe information is still being copied from the >> phone, including the Wi-Fi network info. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >> >>> On Jan 10, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have just received an Apple series2 watch. >>> >>> I have it up and running and configured as I like it. >>> >>> However, there is one thing that I cannot get to work. >>> >>> Am I right in understanding that if my iPhone is turned off the watch will >>> connect to my wireless network? >>> >>> I cannot get it to connect, as soon as I power off my iPhone the watch >>> loses its connectivity to the outside world. >>> >>> I have powered the watch off, asked my iPhone to forget its wireless >>> networks then turned Bluetooth off on the iPhone. >>> >>> I then rejoined my 2GHz network and then turned Bluetooth on. I then >>> restarted the watch. It is connected to my iPhone. >>> >>> But again if I turn the iPhone’s Bluetooth off the watch is not connected >>> to the outside world. >>> >>> What else can I do to sort it out? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> [email protected]. 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