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How do you remove the activation lock if the old iPhone is no longer available

How do you remove activation lock from the watch if the old iPhone is no longer available

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 4:53 PM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2019 5:01 PM

If it was your old phone then you can log on to icloud.com and remove the activation lock with the apple id that set up the watch originally.If it wasn't your phone then you need to contact the person who set up the watch and get them to follow all these steps;

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else – Apple Support

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Dec 28, 2019 5:01 PM in response to archiefrommi

If it was your old phone then you can log on to icloud.com and remove the activation lock with the apple id that set up the watch originally.If it wasn't your phone then you need to contact the person who set up the watch and get them to follow all these steps;

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else – Apple Support

How do you remove the activation lock if the old iPhone is no longer available

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