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Recently I got an Apple watch from a friend but they didn’t log out, or remove it from find my. So I reset it using the Digital Crown and the Power Button and it’s just stuck looping from recovering and the 6 digit password. I cant get out of it or go back to the clock face. And i can’t mail it, is there anything I can do?
Apple Watch Series 3
You cannot remove activation lock.
The fruend must remove it from their Find My.
Once they have done that...
If you have iOS16 or later on the iphone, series 1 to 3 Watches are difficult to pair because of relatively low storage but…
Ensure the iphone is on iOS16.4 or later.
Erase the Watch completely. Put your watch on its charger and keep it there until you complete these steps. (select the watch OS version) Erase Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
When pairing do not try to restore the backup, pair as a New Watch Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
You cannot remove activation lock.
The fruend must remove it from their Find My.
Once they have done that...
If you have iOS16 or later on the iphone, series 1 to 3 Watches are difficult to pair because of relatively low storage but…
Ensure the iphone is on iOS16.4 or later.
Erase the Watch completely. Put your watch on its charger and keep it there until you complete these steps. (select the watch OS version) Erase Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
When pairing do not try to restore the backup, pair as a New Watch Set up your Apple Watch – Apple Support (UK)
Apple watch stuck in Data Recovery mode
