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- If you have the iPhone that your Apple Watch is paired with, you should follow the steps to unpair your Apple Watch. This removes Activation Lock from your Apple Watch as well as erasing all its content and settings. If you don't have the paired iPhone, you can erase your Apple Watch, but Activation Lock will remain.
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Dec 30, 2020 · Unpairing will erase your Apple Watch, but it will also make a backup that you can then restore to a different Apple Watch. Depending on what type of data you wish to keep, you will need either an iCloud backup or an encrypted backup using a computer.
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Unpairing your Apple Watch restores it to its factory settings.
•If you have the iPhone that your Apple Watch is paired with, you should follow the steps to unpair your Apple Watch. This removes Activation Lock from your Apple Watch as well as erasing all its content and settings. If you don't have the paired iPhone, you can erase your Apple Watch, but Activation Lock will remain.
•If you're using your Apple Watch with a travel card in the Wallet app, remove your travel card from your Apple Watch before you unpair.
1.Keep your Apple Watch and iPhone close together as you unpair them.
2.Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
3.Go to the My Watch tab and tap All Watches.
4.Tap the info button next to the watch you want to unpair.
5.Tap Unpair Apple Watch.
6.Tap Unpair [your Apple Watch name].
1.On your Apple Watch, tap Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
2.Type your password if prompted.
3.For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your mobile plan.
•If you want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, keep your plan.
•If you don't want to pair your Apple Watch and iPhone again, remove your plan. If you aren't going to pair with a different watch or iPhone, you might need to contact your network provider to cancel your mobile subscription.
4.Tap Erase All to confirm. This resets your Apple Watch to the factory settings.
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Feb 22, 2018 · However, if your devices have become unpaired and it is necessary to re-pair them, then any Activity data that has been accumulated on your Apple Watch and which has not yet synced successfully to your iPhone will be lost and cannot be recovered.
Oct 24, 2020 · Use the steps below to unpair: Erase your Apple Watch. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. If you've already set up and signed in, skip this step. Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone. Try to restore from a backup.
Aug 24, 2020 · Luckily, the unpairing process erases your Apple Watch, removes it from your iCloud account, and disables Activation Lock. Plus, when you unpair your watch from your iPhone, Apple automatically creates a new backup of your watch. You can use this backup to restore your watch’s data.
Oct 16, 2024 · How to unpair and reset your Apple Watch - Apple Support. Quick Links. If you forgot your Apple Account password. If you forgot your iPhone passcode, use your Mac or PC to reset it. If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple. Update your iPhone or iPad.
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