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My daughter gave me her Apple Watch and I can’t pair it with my phone because she broke her phone and got a new phone which is not a I phone and she can’t remember her Apple ID. So now what can I do

My daughter gave me her Apple Watch she doesn’t have a iPhone now and doesn’t know her Apple ID and I like to pair the Apple Watch to my phone

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 23, 2021 11:43 AM

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Posted on Dec 23, 2021 11:45 AM

Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone else from using an Apple Watch if it's ever lost or stolen.

About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Activation Lock is an anti-theft feature that cannot be bypassed. Only the previous owner can remove the lock by using their Apple ID & password. Apple will not help you find the previous owner. If the previous owner cannot or will not remove the lock, then the watch is useless to you or anyone else.


If your daughter is the ORIGINAL owner, then see the 'Start a support request' section in:

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support


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Dec 23, 2021 11:45 AM in response to Kat006

Activation Lock is designed to prevent anyone else from using an Apple Watch if it's ever lost or stolen.

About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch - Apple Support


Activation Lock is an anti-theft feature that cannot be bypassed. Only the previous owner can remove the lock by using their Apple ID & password. Apple will not help you find the previous owner. If the previous owner cannot or will not remove the lock, then the watch is useless to you or anyone else.


If your daughter is the ORIGINAL owner, then see the 'Start a support request' section in:

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support


Dec 24, 2021 1:52 AM in response to Kat006

Your daughter can ask apple to remove the activation lock online on this page;

Online Activation Lock Removal Tool.

Or this;

If you can't remember/gain access to the apple id that paired the watch to the phone.Take the watch and it's receipt along with some photo id and any other proof of ownership to an Apple Store and request that they remove the Activation Lock for you.

My daughter gave me her Apple Watch and I can’t pair it with my phone because she broke her phone and got a new phone which is not a I phone and she can’t remember her Apple ID. So now what can I do

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