Apple Watch restore
How long does it take for an watch to restore? And how do you know when it’s restored!? And after I put in 6 digit code my phone said you can still use iPhone and that’s all. So does that mean it is resetting!
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Brittany1416
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Hello bonney208,
To help us better assist you, can you confirm if you're attempting to restore your Apple Watch from a backup?
The amount of time it takes to restore Apple Watch from a backup may vary.
- If you're trying to restore your Apple Watch from a backup, please check out this link, which goes over the correct process: Restore Apple Watch from a backup
Back up and restore Apple Watch
• Back up your Apple Watch: When paired with an iPhone, Apple Watch content is backed up continuously to the iPhone. If you unpair the devices, a backup is performed first.
For more information, see the Apple Support article Back up your Apple Watch.
• Restore your Apple Watch from a backup: If you pair your Apple Watch with the same iPhone again, or get a new Apple Watch, you can choose Restore from Backup and select a stored backup on your iPhone.
An Apple Watch that’s managed for a family member backs up directly to the family member’s iCloud account when the watch is connected to power and a Wi-Fi network. To disable iCloud backups for that watch, open the Settings appon the managed Apple Watch, go to [account name] > iCloud > iCloud Backups, then turn off iCloud Backups.
2. If you're wanting to know how to unpair and erase your Apple Watch, please check out this link, which explains that process in detail: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch
Erasing all content and settings erases all media, data, and settings from your Apple Watch, but it does not remove Activation Lock. To remove Activation Lock, unpair the watch first. Before your watch is erased, a backup of its contents is created on your iPhone.
Thanks!