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Tried to get the previous owner to remove watch series 3 but they say they don’t know the password if I can’t but it on my account would that mean the parts of this watch are no good. Can it not be reset back to factory settings to free of previous owner
thank you
samantha
No, if the previous owner can't remove that Activation Lock, the watch is basically useless to you. You won't be able to pair it to your watch and you won't be able to update the operating system.
If they were interested, Apple could perhaps assist the original owner in recovering their Apple ID.
M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.3; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.3; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.3; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.3 HomePods, audioOS 14.3 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2
No, if the previous owner can't remove that Activation Lock, the watch is basically useless to you. You won't be able to pair it to your watch and you won't be able to update the operating system.
If they were interested, Apple could perhaps assist the original owner in recovering their Apple ID.
M1 Mac mini, macOS 11.1; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 7.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 14.3; iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14.3; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.3; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 14.3 HomePods, audioOS 14.3 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2
iCloud locked
