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I sold my Apple Watch and the buyer is telling me it’s on activation lock. How am I able to turn that off ?

I sold my Apple Watch and the buyer is telling me it’s on activation lock . How am I able to turn that off ? I toke it off my device and rested the whole Apple Watch

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Posted on Jun 22, 2020 10:37 PM

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Dah•veed

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Posted on Jun 22, 2020 10:58 PM

Go to icloud.com
Sign in with your Apple ID
Choose Find iPhone
In the devices pulldown menu center top, select the Watch
In the dropsheet choose Erase
After the watch has been erased, click Remove from Account

ASC - Late 2012 Mac mini, macOS 10.15.5; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 6.2; iPad Air 2, ipadOS 13.5.1; iPhone 8+, iOS 13.5.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 13.4.6;  HomePods, audioOS 13.4.6 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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I sold my Apple Watch and the buyer is telling me it’s on activation lock. How am I able to turn that off ?

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