Apple watch not found with Find my iPhone

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Apple watch not found with Find my iPhone

I have upgraded to watch os2 and have my watch paired to my iphone6. icloud is signed in to the same account on both devices. The watch is listed as one of the devices associated with my icloud when I look in the settings app on my phone under the icloud devices but does not show up as one of my devices in Find my iPhone - not on the app or at icloud.com.

I have turned off and on both the phone and the watch. Turned airplane mode on and back off. Still doesn't work. I'd like to be able to disable my watch remotely if lost but can't do it if Find my iPhone doesn't have it listed.

Any suggestions? Thanks

Apple Watch, watchOS 2

Posted on Sep 27, 2015 12:40 PM

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Answer 1

Jonathan UK

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Jul 23, 2017 2:24 AM in response to Kateblate

Kateblate wrote:

Then why does my friends Apple Watch show up on her find my iPhone app?

My previous replies were correct at the time of writing (in 2015).

Subsequent software updates have since added new functionality in respect of Apple Watch:

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Answer 2

Jonathan UK

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Sep 27, 2015 2:17 PM in response to mln304

Hi

Your watch is not supposed to be shown in the list of devices within the Find My iPhone app (and it does not need to be added anywhere within the app).

Under watchOS 2, Activation Lock is enabled for your watch automatically if you have Find My iPhone set up on your iPhone. Once enabled, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password in order to unpair the watch or to set it up with a new iPhone.

In order to subsequently mark your watch as missing, you would use either:

- the Apple Watch app (My Watch > Apple Watch > Mark as Missing), or;

- iCloud.com: Settings > Apple Watch > click Is this device missing > click Mark as Missing.

You would not use the Find My iPhone app and there is no any ability to locate your watch.

More information about Activation Lock: About Activation Lock on Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Answer 3

Jonathan UK

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Sep 27, 2015 2:18 PM in response to mln304

Also: to help protect your watch from unauthorised access in the event of it being lost or stolen, enable the Passcode feature (in the Apple Watch app: My Watch > Passcode - Turn Passcode On).

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