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Q: Can't remove Apple Watch from iCloud

I sold an Apple Watch. It was erased from the Watch itself. I verified that it is no longer paired with my iPhone. OS on Watch and Phone are most current. I still cannot remove the device from iCloud. Find My Phone is disabled. What else should I try?

 

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Posted on Oct 10, 2015 4:00 PM

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Q: Can't remove Apple Watch from iCloud

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    CougarKruger CougarKruger Oct 10, 2015 5:34 PM in response to CougarKruger
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    Oct 10, 2015 5:34 PM in response to CougarKruger

    I figured out the problem. I had to use System Preferences iCloud on my Mac to then manage devices. Seeing Watch there, I was able to delete it. This was  also confirmed by checking iCloud from a browser.

     

    No where did I find this instruction in Apple help or by searching via Google. Would have saved me lots of time had I known to check the Mac. It was only when riding my bike and casually thinking about the problem that I recalled an iCloud setting in Mac System Preferences. Going into Account Details, I then saw  Devices and was able to Delete the Watch. 

     

    Eureka!