Erasing Apple Watch before unpairing

Hi there,


I was selling my old watch so I removed it from my Apple ID (through apple account section in settings menu) THEN erased the watch content on the watch itself. I didn’t realise until an hour later the watch was still showing in the Find My app and was still linked.


I then removed it from the Find My App and then from the watch app I hit unpair.


I can’t see the watch anywhere now, has this worked?

Apple Watch Series 8

Posted on Sep 26, 2024 12:02 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2024 12:06 PM

Once your Apple Watch is unpaired, and the Watch is removed from Find My, you are good to go.


Take a look at the article below to make sure your Watch is ready to be given away ⇢

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


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Sep 26, 2024 12:15 PM in response to MemberBerries

MemberBerries wrote:

The thing is, I removed the device from my apple id in settings and then erased the watch in person but I didn’t remove it from Find My or Unpair from the watch app until I was not near the watch. How do I know if it was successful?

If your removed the device from your Apple Account in Settings, it should of removed from Find My. Take a look at your Find My app on your iPhone, does the Watch still show up in your list of devices?

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