I'm trying to reconfigure my Apple Watch Series 3 model with iPhone 13. But it gets stuck in activation lock page. Tried with iPhone 14 issue still persist. Visited apple service center they said it will work only with older ios version which is v15 and older. I've another 6s which shows unable to pair the watch as need to update iPhone above iOS 12. But 6s is running on v12.5.7.
It is possible to pair an older Apple Watch to a newer iPhone, I once had a series 0 with iOS 16 but it can be difficult. But activation lock is a theft deterrent system and that has nothing to do with your iOS version. you can remove the lock by providing the details of the Apple ID that it is locked to
I also disconnected the watch from iCloud and unpaired it with my old iPhone 6s. I tried using this watch with my iPhone 12 again later, but it didn't work out, so I contacted Apple customer service. They gave me some instructions over the phone, but they weren't helpful, so they told me to go to the Apple Support Centre. Only older iOS devices can be linked with a Series 3 watch, according to the support centre. Later, I attempted to manually reset the watch and set it up with an iPhone 6S, as well as an iPhone 11, 12, and 13. Even after deleting the watch from iCloud, I continue to receive the activation lock notification.
Yes i got the purchase bill. Yesterday i tried my luck with apple support and finally got this working. Now the issue here was this watch got configured on a apple ID which is linked just with phone number. Whereas another apple id linked with same contact and email id.
Did you already try to erase the watch without the iPhone and pair it again after that to the older iPhone model?
yes tried several times. still i get this screen no clue why.
If you have proof of purchase or ownership, the official Apple Support can disable the Activation Lock for you.
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