In this guide, we will focus on this aspect of the Apple Watch. After a brief intro to Apple Watch, we will understand the need to unpair an Apple Watch. Then we will see how to unpair the Apple watch with and without iPhone.
A Brief Note on Apple Watch
Apple Watch is a premium wearable device from Apple. It can track your heart rate and other fitness-related activity. With an LTE (Cellular) variant, you can make calls directly from the Apple Watch itself.
The only issue with Apple Watch is it needs an iPhone to set it up. So, if you are an Android user, you need to look for alternatives. Apart from that, the Apple Watch blends in with the ‘Apple’ ecosystem. Apple Watch is currently in its 7th generation (or Series) while the next iteration is just on the horizon. So, Apple Watch users are continuously looking for the latest models by selling the old Apple Watches.
Why You Want to Unpair Apple Watch?
There are a couple of reasons why you might want to unpair the Apple Watch from the iPhone. The first one is if you upgraded your Apple Watch to the latest model or bought a new iPhone.
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In either case, you have to unpair the Apple Watch so that you can pair a new device (a new Apple Watch with an old iPhone or a new iPhone with an old Watch). Another reason is if your Apple Watch is having an issue, whether hardware or software. If you unpair Apple Watch, it will reset to factory settings. Finally, if you are selling your Apple Watch, then you have unpair it from your iPhone and erase all the data.
How to Unpair Apple Watch?
Let us now see how to unpair Apple Watch from iPhone. As we have mentioned earlier, Apple Watch needs an iPhone for the initial setup. You also need an iPhone to unpair it as well. There is a procedure to unpair Apple Watch without an iPhone. We will see both methods in this guide.
With Your iPhone
To unpair Apple Watch from iPhone, have both iPhone and Apple Watch with you ready. On your iPhone, open the ‘Apple Watch’ app. Select the ‘My Watch’ tab and click on the ‘All Watches’ option. If there are multiple Apple Watches, click on the ‘i’ button (info button) next to the Apple Watch that you want to unpair. At the bottom, you can see the ‘Unpair Apple Watch’ option. Click on it to unpair. It will ask you to enter the password for that Apple ID. Enter your password and tap on the ‘Unpair’ option. This step will also disable the Activation Lock. Your iPhone will start unpairing the Apple Watch. It takes some time as the Apple Watch will backup its data to the iPhone. You can use this backup with another Apple Watch. Once unpairing is complete, the Apple Watch will clear all the activity and data and restores itself to factory settings.
If you have the cellular variant of the Apple Watch, then you will get some additional options while unpairing. This is of course associated with the cellular plan. You can either keep the cellular plan or remove it. In case you want to pair the Apple Watch once again with your iPhone, then you can choose to keep the plan. But if you are not planning to pair them again, then remove the plan.
Without iPhone
If you don’t have your iPhone with you, then you can unpair the Apple Watch directly from the Watch itself. But the problem with this method is that the Apple Watch will not backup its data to your iPhone. Also, this approach will not disable the Activation Lock. This means if you sell your Apple Watch, he/she won’t be able to activate the Apple Watch with their Apple ID. For these reasons, we highly recommend you to unpair Apple Watch using the ‘Apple Watch’ app on your iPhone. Now, let us see the steps on how to unpair Apple Watch without an iPhone.
Go to the Settings app on your Apple Watch. Look for ‘General’ settings and tap on it. At the bottom, you can see a ‘Reset’ option. Tap on it. Next, click on the ‘Erase All Content and Settings’ option. If you have a cellular Apple Watch, you can choose to either keep the plan or remove it. Enter your Apple ID Password and begin the unpairing process. Once complete, the Apple Watch resets itself to factory settings.
Please note that this method erases all the data from your Apple Watch but it doesn’t disable the Activation Lock. You have to unpair Apple Watch using your iPhone to disable the Activation Lock.
Conclusion
Whether you are selling your Apple Watch or upgrading it with a new one, you have to unpair the Apple Watch from your iPhone and erase all the data. If you don’t know how to unpair Apple Watch, this guide covered a couple of methods to do that. In this guide, we saw the procedure to unpair Apple Watch from an iPhone. We also saw how to erase the contents of the Apple Watch from the Watch itself. Comment * Name * Email * Website
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