Apple Account Verification endless loop. How do I log in???

[dmk1974]

What the heck? I go to install an app on my Apple Watch. The physical watch pops up with "Apple Account Verification". Ok, I tap on the Settings button as it asks. Then it says to Sign In to Complete Purchase. In the upper right of the watch screen, it has a Sign In button. I tap it, and it just spins! No keyboard, no popup on my paired phone....nothing! How the hell am I supposed to log in like it's asking??? Thanks!

 

[doogm]

I haven't seen that, but what I would try is to power off both the watch and the paired iPhone, make sure that the paired iPhone is near, and try again.

And if that still behaves the same way, I'd suggest installing the app on your iPhone and then onto the Watch from the Watch app on the iPhone.

 

[dmk1974]

I haven't seen that, but what I would try is to power off both the watch and the paired iPhone, make sure that the paired iPhone is near, and try again.

And if that still behaves the same way, I'd suggest installing the app on your iPhone and then onto the Watch from the Watch app on the iPhone.

Yeah, tried that multiple times for both. Still no luck.

The problem, I think, is that I have 2 Apple accounts. One from back in 2007 (non-icloud that had all of the initial purchases for years with the first iPhone) and another once I got an icloud acct. The latter is my main, but apps are mixed. iPhone doesn't have a problem with this dealing with the separate app store accounts within the Apple family, but seems like watch does.

One option is probably figuring out every single app on my iPhone and which account tied to, but that'll take forever.