The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
The Apple Support Community will permanently close on November 20, 2026. Starting today, the site will no longer accept new posts and is available in a read-only state.
You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
I bought an Apple Watch off of someone and they didn’t turn off the activation lock and I have no way of contacting them. What do I do?
The watch is useless and can never be brought into service unless you can contact the original owner and get them to remove it from their Apple ID.
Activation lock on Apple Watch
