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I Bought my Apple Watch second hand and I cannot connect it to my phone because there is an activation lock from when they set it up and I cannot contact them to unpair their Apple Watch.

How do I get my Apple Watch to unpair from the original owners I phone when I cannot get in contact with them? I cannot pair it to my new I phone.

iPhone X, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 10, 2022 11:54 AM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2022 12:07 PM

The person that you bought/got this watch from needs to follow all the steps on this page;

Remove the Activation Lock so that the buyer can use it.

If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and mark it down as a bad experience.

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Jul 10, 2022 12:06 PM in response to AidanJamesM

You have encountered Activation Lock, which is even harder to deal with when you purchase a device second-hand. If you cannot contact the original owner, then the device is useless to you. Apple will not remove the Activation Lock on a used device. Recycle the device responsibly. The All Too Common SAD Reality of Buying … - Apple Community


I Bought my Apple Watch second hand and I cannot connect it to my phone because there is an activation lock from when they set it up and I cannot contact them to unpair their Apple Watch.

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