Help pairing my old watch to new phone

I have an old Apple Watch I am trying to pair to my new phone… I reset the entire thing and it’s telling me to make sure it’s not still paired to my old phone. How do I do that without the actual iPhone?

iPhone 13

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 2:28 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2023 2:54 AM

Hi there,


Follow these steps to unpair without having the paired iPhone


Erase Apple Watch without the paired iPhone

If you can't unpair Apple Watch because you don't have its paired iPhone, you can erase the watch.

When you erase Apple Watch instead of unpairing it, the watch is still protected by Activation Lock. Before you can pair Apple Watch again, enter the Apple ID and password that was used to set it up.

  1. Open the Settings app on your watch, then tap General > Reset.
  2. Tap Erase All Content and Settings, then tap again to confirm.
  3. Wait for the watch to unpair.
  4. After Apple Watch unpairs completely, you can pair again. You'll need the Apple ID and password that were used to set up the watch.



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Aug 22, 2023 2:54 AM in response to calie82

Hi there,


Follow these steps to unpair without having the paired iPhone


Erase Apple Watch without the paired iPhone

If you can't unpair Apple Watch because you don't have its paired iPhone, you can erase the watch.

When you erase Apple Watch instead of unpairing it, the watch is still protected by Activation Lock. Before you can pair Apple Watch again, enter the Apple ID and password that was used to set it up.

  1. Open the Settings app on your watch, then tap General > Reset.
  2. Tap Erase All Content and Settings, then tap again to confirm.
  3. Wait for the watch to unpair.
  4. After Apple Watch unpairs completely, you can pair again. You'll need the Apple ID and password that were used to set up the watch.



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