I bought an Apple Watch from someone in my neighborhood and it is linked to their brothers old iPhone. he does not have the phone anymore. The watch is linked to it and it most likely is not set up in iCloud. How can i reset the watch and be able to pair it to my iPhone?
Apple Watch
You have encountered Activation Lock. See this and have the original owner take care of removing Activation Lock with the instructions here under Turn Off Activation Lock. About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
You have encountered Activation Lock. See this and have the original owner take care of removing Activation Lock with the instructions here under Turn Off Activation Lock. About Activation Lock on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If they no longer have access to the phone it is paired to, then try this.
If you can't access your iPhone or Apple Watch, or if your Apple Watch isn't paired with your iPhone and you need to turn off Activation Lock:
next to your Apple Watch.I don't know exactly, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the activation process, and it has to check against the Apple servers, just like with Activation Lock on a phone. When you go to pair it, it has to check against the Activation servers to see if it is Activation Locked, and doing what I provided through iCloud will clear it at Apple's end.
Thanks, but he does not have the phone anymore. So he cant get to it because it is set up on that phone
i have the passcode.
how will the watch know it has been taken off icloud?
ok, thanks!
You're welcome.
He doesn't need the phone. Sorry, see the section here for using the Watch. If you forgot your Apple Watch passcode - Apple Support He should be able to reset the device. If he cannot remember the passcode for the watch, then he can use this document to reset the device.
I bought an Apple Watch 1st gen and i need help.
