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is there a way to know if an apple watch has an activation lock by knowing the serial number

I asked the person I bought my apple watch from to remove his activation lock so I could use the watch. he said it was already done. It still has an email associated with it that does not belong to me. Without asking this person again, is there a way to know if the activation lock was removed by going to a website or contacting apple support with the serial number of the apple watch?

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Posted on Jan 10, 2019 10:51 PM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2019 1:32 AM

You have already seen what you need to know. If the watch is asking for an unknown email during setup Application Lock is active on someone else’s Apple ID, and you can’t continue. The only person who can remove the lock is the previous owner who set it originally. See What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


If you can’t contact the seller and get the lock removed correctly the watch is useless to you, return it if possible and get your money back.

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Jan 11, 2019 1:32 AM in response to helenfromtustin

You have already seen what you need to know. If the watch is asking for an unknown email during setup Application Lock is active on someone else’s Apple ID, and you can’t continue. The only person who can remove the lock is the previous owner who set it originally. See What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


If you can’t contact the seller and get the lock removed correctly the watch is useless to you, return it if possible and get your money back.

is there a way to know if an apple watch has an activation lock by knowing the serial number

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