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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 253336355
Apple Pay not working on Apple Watch - Apple Community
I had turned it off and Apple Pay was not working from the Watch, I thought due to 8.1. I turned AssistiveTouch back on then turned OFF the “Confirm With AssistiveTouch”, then turned off AssistiveTouch, and the ApplePay worked again, showing the “Hold Near Reader” when you double tap the side button. ... Apple Pay with ultra 2 watch I have the card added properly but when I go to pay with Apple Watch ultra 2 it says , see phone for instructions on the card reader any ideas why I can’t just pay with the watch, cards are there 797 3
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255420373
Apple Pay works on iphone but not on watch - Apple Community
Recently my apple pay stopped working on my watch, but it still works on my iphone, i have updated both to latest os versions and restarted both but still not working, i get error that says "Card not Supported" or "Invalid Payment type".
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255296784
Apple pay not working on apple watch but … - Apple Community
Updating should not have changed anything. Try restarting your Watch and iPhone and see if that helps. Sounds like a glitch during updating. ... I have many cards & tickets in “Wallet” & all have worked on both iPhone 13 with latest update and watch (4). Once I did the update on Watch ...
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255151437
Apple Pay on Apple Watch NOT Working Afte… - Apple Community
A restart of the Apple Watch also didn’t solve the issue. Just like Garden-Ed said: unpairing the watch and re-pair the watch via the phone app finally fixed the problem. ... Are you near an Apple Retail Store? They can check if your NFC is working properly.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/applewatch › apple pay not working watchos 10?
r/AppleWatch on Reddit: Apple Pay not working watchOS 10?
August 28, 2023 -

I have a SE2 and I added Apple Pay to it it works on my phone but not my watch I doubble clicked the side button but there is no (hold twords reader) what am I doing wrong?

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Beta software be doing its thing.
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Since the stable release on Monday I have the same issue, it doesn't show "Hold Near Reader" and I have to tap the card a few times for it to appear, when I hold it near the reader then the terminal throws a "card read error". I hope they fix this quick.
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 7734511
Apple Pay - Works on Phone / Not on Watch - Apple Community
November 5, 2016 - I have tried removing and readding the card on the phone. That works fine. Problem is only with the watch. It is an original version 1. ... To be able to add cards to Apple Pay on your watch, you must have the relevant region setting selected for it (as on your iPhone):
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 251079944
Apple Pay Works on Watch But Not Phone. - Apple Community
I’ve tried restarting the phone, signing out my account and signing back in, and removing all cards and adding them back in. I haven’t received any error messages, so is it fair to say this is a hardware issue? ... After WatchOS 8 update Apple Pay is not working I have recently updated my Apple Watch to WatchOS 8. After that I cannot pay using Apple Pay. After tapping the side button ...
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Reddit
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r/AppleWatch on Reddit: Apple Pay not working on watch after update
August 22, 2024 -

I updated to OS 11, and my Apple Pay stopped working. I can see my payment card on my screen but it does not interact with the tap function of the cash register.

I double tap the side to display the card - it says to "Hold Near Reader" and nothing happens when I hold it near the reader.

I've searched online for a solution and I'm only finding information for the card not being loaded into Wallet - my card is there. Any thoughts on how to fix this?

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Don't know if your problem still exists, but you should deactivate Assistive Touch on the Apple Watch.
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I have this issue too; assistive touch was already inactive
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 253386928
Apple Pay stopped working on Apple Watch - Apple Community
I have had this problem happen a few times. Any advice? 5290 5 ... The solution was to Factory Reset my watch to new and to ensure that AssistiveTouch was turned off. ... Yes I have tried deleting all cards from both my phone and watch and added them back in and verified the cards.
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 254630825
Apple Pay works on iPhone but not watch - Apple Community
Apple Pay (using the watch) works perfectly, but the image of the new card does not show up on the watch. Only a white box is shown instead of the card image on the watch. I tried to remove the card and set it up again on the watch - same result. The new card image is visible on my phone, but not on my watch.
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Strava
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Apple Pay not showing up or working on Apple Watch - MyHealthyApple
September 5, 2023 - Update both your watch and paired phone to the latest iOS and watchOS available. Then check that you use a passcode on your watch—if not, set it up. If you do, try changing that passcode and see if you can then add your card.
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iFixit
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SOLVED: Why is my NFC (apple pay) not working? - Apple Watch - iFixit
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Delete your ApplePay account info (all) and re-enter it. That should fix it. · To explain what happened here review the Apple Watch Series 2 Teardown jump down to Step4 last image you'll see the NFC chip is on the back of the display! So when you swapped it out your encrypted info was lost. · So we need to reprogram it into the chip. The info you see within the screen is only the visual effects the action fires off. Two actions take place the visual and telling the chip the correct record (in case you have more than one card stored) to send. · Update (02/11/2018) · OK, Ive switched your device info to the correct one. · This model uses the antenna plate which is near the gasket as you can see here: · Below the yellow gasket you'll see two gold colored bars these are the antennas did you damage them in the process of removing the old gasket?
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 250825235
Apple Pay not working - Apple Community
Once your card is verified you can use Apple Pay on your Watch. You may have a card already set up for your Apple ID, in which case you may just be able to enter your security code. ... Apple Pay not working on Apple Watch This has become a problem after the latest update (watchOS 8.1).
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255155515
“Could not set up Apple Pay an error occu… - Apple Community
February 25, 2024 - It works on iphone. My cards are loaded and double clicking side bar brings up my card but doesn't work when i hold watch near the payment machine.
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Rates
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10 Ways to Fix Apple Pay When it's Not Working | Rates
August 14, 2025 - In this situation, just remove it, and the service will work again. Apple Pay works on most Apple devices, including iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and MacBooks. A gadget must also support Touch ID or Face ID.
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255520374
Watch payments not working after 10.4 upd… - Apple Community
I updated my watch to 10.4 yesterday as well as my phone to iOS 17.4. I now find when I go to pay for something after double clicking the side button instead of my card displaying on the watch I get the message “Confirm with assistive touch is enabled. To confirm payment, open the action menu and use assistive touch gesture to confirm.
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255883378
Apple Pay is not working on my Apple Watch - Apple Community
Apple pay will not work with watch ... Watch (not on the phone). If your iPhone works successfully with the same card reader, it could be a hardware issue with the NFC chip in the Watch....
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255172751
Apple Pay on Apple Watch Ultra 2 not work… - Apple Community
If im on the watch app on my phone if i turn off assistive touch it will automatically turn it back on a few seconds later. I have to go to the settings app on my watch itself THEN turn off everything under assistive touch. Now that double tap launched, that is working as it should and so is ...
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MacRumors
forums.macrumors.com › apple wearables › apple watch
Cannot add cards to Apple pay on watch although they are available on iphone | MacRumors Forums
May 30, 2024 - You should always set up as new Can you actually use that card that is in the phone for payments? When you double-click the side button, does it say “hold close to reader”? ... Try a force restart, of both iPhone and Apple Watch.
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255157784
Card works on phone and previous watch bu… - Apple Community
Card added to phone and set up as default for Apple Pay. But when try to add to watch, get warning pop saying error occurred. Apple Pay on Watch already set up and used previously with bank credit card. 534 1 ... Hello Coastoffice, On the iPhone Watch App > Scroll down to Wallet & Apple Pay > Do you see the Card you want to add in the List of Payment Cards on Your Watch?