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I sold my watch erased the info but didn't know I needed to unpair it from my phone. I no longer have access to the phone I paired the watch with. How do I unpair it so the person can use the watch?
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I don’t have the old iPhone to unpair my watch and I wanna sell the watch
I don’t have the old iPhone to unpair my watch and I wanna sell the watch
Hi
The following steps may help:
If you have not yet done so, remove the Apple Watch from Find My iPhone online:
If you have not yet done so and if the option remains available, also unpair your watch from within the Watch app on your iPhone:
Having followed the previous steps, ask the new owner to follow these:
On their iPhone: close the Watch app (double-press on the Home button, then swipe up on the Watch app preview).
Restart both their iPhone and watch, turning both off together, then restarting their iPhone first:
Re-try pairing and setting up their watch:
If the watch remains locked, either:
Accompany the buyer and the watch to a Genius Bar appointment, taking along your original proof of purchase for the watch.
Or contact Apple Support (you, not the new owner) and explain that you have been unable to remove Activation Lock from a watch that you have sold / given away to a new owner:
More information:
How to unpair Apple Watch without iPhone
