I got my Apple Watch as a gift from a friend that leaves out of town, she removed the watch from iCloud device list and I can't activate on my phone even though the watch doesn't show on her computer, I have reset the watch 3 times and it's still asking for older ID/password, does she need to drive here to activate it ?
Apple Watch, iOS 9.1
Hi
As Activation Lock has been enabled, in order for you to be able to pair the watch to your iPhone, the previous owner needs to either:
- Enter their Apple ID and password on your device, or;
- Turn the feature off via https://www.icloud.com/ (sign in with their Apple ID > Settings > My Devices > Click on Apple Watch > Remove it by clicking on the "X" and then on Remove).
Thank you so much for your fast response I just asked if she did this already, im wating for her response.
You're welcome! 🙂
She said she removed it from her device list in iCloud but I'm still not able to pair it to my phone, I don't think she did it right because she erased the watch first without unpairing it from the phone and then she removed it from her device list on iCloud and then reset the phone, so long story short it's still asking for her Id/password.
I'm afraid that there is no way around this security feature. Unless the appropriate steps are followed, you will be unable to use the watch.
you are right, but now she knows the right way to do it, she's also not able to pair the new Apple Watch to her phone because The old watch it's still paired to the phone and apparently two watches can't be paired to the same phone. thank you for your help
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