This tutorial shows you three ways to unpair your Apple Watch from its paired iPhone. Unpairing the Apple Watch is equivalent to erasing it. And after you do this, you’ll have to set up your Apple Watch again. Show
Why you might want to unpair your Apple Watch
Now you know the reasons why you might want to unpair the Apple Watch with the iPhone. Next, we have the ways to do that. Please keep in mind that you can’t follow all these methods in all cases. For example, when your watch is frozen, you can’t erase it using the on-device settings. Similarly, if your watch is far off, you’ll have to use Find My instead of the Watch app. Depending on your situation, use any method you’re comfortable with. 1. Unpair Apple Watch from the Watch appNote: If you use a transit card in the Wallet app on your Apple Watch, remove it before following the steps below. Here’s how to unpair your Apple Watch from the iPhone: 1) Open the Watch app on the paired iPhone. 2) In the My Watch section, tap All Watches from the top left. 3) Tap the info button (i) next to the watch details. 4) Tap Unpair Apple Watch and then Unpair Name’s Apple Watch to confirm. 5) Optional: On the cellular model of the Apple Watch, if you plan to pair the watch and iPhone again, you should keep the cellular plan. Else, remove it. 6) If asked, enter your Apple ID password to disable Activation Lock. You have successfully executed the unpairing request. Now, your iPhone will create a fresh backup of the Apple Watch, which can take a while. Once that’s done, your Apple Watch is unpaired, erased, and is now ready to be paired and set up again with any iPhone. Related: How to pair and set up an Apple Watch with your iPhone 2. Erase your Apple Watch from the watch itselfYou can use the on-device options to erase the Apple Watch. Proceeding with this method doesn’t remove the Activation Lock. As a result, no-one except you can set up this watch with their iPhone. To address this, you must follow the method mentioned above. If you don’t, you will have to use your Apple ID password to bypass the Activation Lock while setting up this Apple watch. 1) Press the Digital Crown to see all apps. 2) Tap the Settings app icon. 3) Tap General. 4) Scroll to the end and tap Reset. 5) Tap Erase All Content and Settings. 6) Enter the watch passcode if asked. 7) Finally, tap Erase All. Check out: How to pair an existing Apple Watch with a new iPhone 3. Erase your lost Apple Watch remotelyWhen you can’t use any of the aforementioned methods, you can erase it remotely using the Find My app or iCloud.com. These steps to erase your Apple Watch will only work when the watch is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or mobile data on cellular model. Please note that once you erase your Apple Watch, it will stop appearing in the Find My service, and you can no longer keep track of its location, play sound, or find it. Here are the steps to unpair and erase your Apple Watch even if it isn’t with you: 1) Open the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. You can also use iCloud.com in a browser on Apple devices or Windows PC. 2) Tap Devices. 3) Tap your Apple Watch name. 4) From the bottom, tap Erase This Device. 5) Tap Continue and optionally enter a phone number that will be displayed on the Apple Watch screen after the watch is erased. Any kind person who finds your watch can see this phone number and contact you. 6) Finally, tap Erase. Read Next:
How do you disconnect an Apple Watch and pair it to a new phone?Use the steps below to unpair:. Erase your Apple Watch.. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. ... . Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.. Try to restore from a backup. ... . Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.. Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone.. How do I disconnect my Apple Watch without my phone?How To Unpair Apple Watch without iPhone. Put your Apple Watch on its charger.. Press and hold the side button as if you were going to power it down.. Do a firm press on the POWER OFF slider and let go.. Tap Erase all content and settings.. How do I disconnect my watch from my phone?On your Android phone, open the Settings app .. If your screen is dim, tap it to wake up the watch.. From the top of the screen, swipe down. Tap Settings. System. ... . Scroll down and tap Disconnect and reset . If you don't find this option, tap Unpair with phone .. To confirm, tap Done .. |