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How can I unpair my Apple Watch without my phone?
How to erase your Apple Watch if you don’t have your iPhone
- On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
- Type your password if prompted.
- For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan. …
- Tap Erase All to confirm.
How do I completely unpair my Apple Watch?
How do you unpair an Apple Watch and pair it to a new phone?
Use the steps below to unpair:
- Erase your Apple Watch.
- Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. …
- Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
- Try to restore from a backup. …
- Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
- Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone.
How do you unpair your Apple Watch from iPhone?
Here’s how to unpair an Apple Watch and restore it as needed, first from your iPhone using the Apple Watch app. Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap All Watches at the top of the My Watch screen. Tap the info button to the right of your current watch.
Does unpairing erase Apple Watch?
When you unpair Apple Watch from iPhone, the wearable is returned to factory settings. Since the watch is erased in the process, your iPhone automatically makes a backup of it. That’s one of the reasons it’s important to keep your Apple Watch close to your iPhone during the steps below.
Do I have to unpair my old Apple Watch to pair a new one?
Note that because it’s backing up a lot of data from your Watch, the unpairing process can take several minutes. Unless you’re keeping both Watches, you need to unpair your old one. Once that’s done, however, your old Watch has been cut free from your iPhone, and you can give it away or sell it as you need.
How do I pair an already paired Apple Watch?
Press and hold the side button until you see Power Off. Press and hold the Digital Crown, then tap Reset. After the Apple Watch unpairs completely, you can pair again. Remember that you’ll need the Apple ID and password that were used to set up the watch.
How long does it take to unpair Iwatch?
Then you’ll get a prompt asking for your Apple ID password to be able to continue. From here, your Apple Watch and iPhone will start to disconnect and this may take up to 10 minutes or so depending on how much data you have on your wristwear.
How do I delete old Apple Watch and add new one?
How do I unpair and reset my Apple Watch to sell it?
Here’s how:
- Keep your Apple Watch and iPhone close together.
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Watch tab.
- Tap All Watches at the top of the screen.
- Tap the information button next to your watch’s name.
- Tap Unpair Apple Watch, then tap the Unpair button again to confirm.
How do I remove activation lock without previous owner on Apple Watch?
Take the watch and it’s receipt along with some photo id and any other proof of ownership to an Apple Store and request that they remove the Activation Lock for you.
What can you do with a stolen Apple Watch?
Put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode
If your Apple Watch goes missing, you can immediately lock it from iCloud.com or your paired iPhone. Just place your watch in Lost Mode. Then you can send it a custom message with your phone number. So if someone finds your Apple Watch, they know how to contact you.
What do I do if I bought an Apple Watch and its locked?
Contact the person you bought the device from and have them remove the icloud activation lock, the is the only way to unlock it. If you can’t reach the person you bought the watch from or they can’t remove activation lock, you have purchased a totally useless watch, you will never be able to use.
Can I use an Apple Watch I found?
No. If you have found an Apple Watch, the politically correct thing to do is report it to your local police department. Otherwise, no, you cannot pair an already paired Apple Watch to your Apple ID.
Can you find the owner of a lost Apple Watch?
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You can’t find the owner, nobody can find the owner. Hand it in as found property (police if you found it in the street, or a property office there is one for where it was found) and hope the owner guesses where they lost it.
Can a stolen Apple Watch be tracked?
Find My will tell you the last reported location of your Apple products in relation to you. If you have a lot of items to track, you can select All Devices then your Apple Watch in the browser to find it, or tap Devices then your Apple Watch from within the app.
Can you reset a locked Apple Watch?
Press and hold the side button until you see Power Off. Press and hold the Digital Crown until you see Erase all content and settings. Tap Reset, then tap Reset again to confirm. Wait for the process to finish, then set up your Apple Watch again.
Can a locked Apple Watch be unlocked?
You can unlock Apple Watch manually, by entering the passcode, or set it to unlock automatically when you unlock your iPhone. Enter the passcode: Wake Apple Watch, then enter the watch passcode.