iOS: Watch Kit paired device unavailable for development

Question

I can\'t run my Apple Watch application in XCode. My phone+watch is listed as a \"Unavailable Device\" and says \"paired device unavailable for development\". When I try to laun

Answer 1

I had the same issue on iOS 9.1 + WatchOS 2.01 that XCode 7.1 kept saying "paired device not available for development". Here is what I did to solve it finally, not quite sure which step is critical -

1. Unpair my watch
2. Reboot both iPhone and apple watch
3. Pair them again, and setup my watch as a new one
4. Plug (unplug first) iPhone to Mac
5. On apple watch, say Trust the computer when it asks
6. Unplug and plug again

Bang! My apple watch is well recognized for development. Hope it helps.