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jaliah211 Author

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How to unlock Activation lock on apple watch

I’m trying to connect my old Apple Watch to my new phone

Posted on Mar 13, 2025 6:23 PM

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MrHoffman

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Posted on Mar 13, 2025 6:40 PM

You’ll need to regain access to the Apple Account associated with the Activation Lock, or to provide sufficiently-convincing proof of ownership to Apple. That’s usually an original purchase receipt from Apple, or from an Apple authorized reseller.

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