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You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
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I have a Apple Watch series 4 and it has a activation lock on it and the previous owner Is not present so how else could I get it off
You cannot. Only the original owner can remove activation lock.
Learn more: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205009
The person that you bought this watch from needs to follow all the steps in this link;
Prepare the watch so the buyer can use it.
If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and put it down to experience.
The previous owner is not present
