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“Problem Connecting to the Server” During Apple Watch Setup: How to Fix

You have eagerly been waiting for that Apple Watch. You are excited about the delivery of that coveted timepiece and now your Apple Watch is in your hands. But all of a sudden all your excitement and exuberance die down when you see an error while you are setting up Apple Watch: There was a problem connecting to the server.

It gives you hell when such an error occurs and dampens your spirit. The error appears when you are logging into Messages.

Problem Connecting to the Server Error During Apple Watch Setup

Fix “Problem Connecting to the Server” During Apple Watch Setup

What irritates you more is that there is no solution to this error. But there is a fix! You can bypass this error to finish the set-up procedure of Apple Watch.

To resolve this error,

Step #1. Quit Apple Watch app from your iPhone and go to Settings app.

Step #2. Tap on Messages and toggle iMessage OFF.

Open Settings App and Tap on Messages

Turn Off iMessage on iPhone

This should probably solve the issue and you will be able to continue setting up Apple Watch.

Apple Watch has made a great foray into American markets with Higher Satisfaction Rate than iPhone and iPad. In this scenario, a small technical glitch might dwindle away the percentage of satisfaction rate to nothing. Apple needs to take care of such bugs in the second version of its Watch.

If you have got any other method to fix this issue, please share with us so that we can help others to solve the issue. Share your thoughts and feedback with us in the comment section.

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  • Jignesh

    Jignesh Padhiyar is the co-founder of iGeeksBlog.com, who has a keen eye for news, rumors, and all the unusual stuff around Apple products. During his tight schedule, Jignesh finds some moments of respite to share side-splitting content on social media.

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