Unable to pair watch due to water damaged iPhone

Pairing watch to a new phone because when your old phone is ruined due to water damage.


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Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Jul 25, 2022 2:14 PM

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Jul 25, 2022 2:20 PM in response to jlaw1915

Remove the watch from your old phone;

To unpair and erase watch and remove Activation Lock

From a web browser,sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.

Go to Find iPhone.

Click All Devices at the top of the screen.

Click your Apple Watch.

Click Erase [device]. Select Next until the device is erased.

Click Remove from Account.

Then;

Setup your Watch to a new iPhone

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