What to practice before you sell, give away, or merchandise in your Apple Lookout, or buy one from someone else

Use these steps to remove your personal information from a device, even if you don't have information technology anymore. Or make sure that the lookout that you're about to buy from someone else is ready for you to utilise.

Before yous sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Lookout

Yous need to turn off Activation Lock and remove your personal information from your device. Hither's how:

Prompt to enter your Apple ID password to disable Activation Lock.

  1. Continue your Apple Picket and iPhone shut together.
  2. Open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Lookout tab.
  3. Tap All Watches at the top of the screen.
  4. Tap the information button next to your watch's name.
  5. Tap Unpair Apple Lookout, then tap the Unpair push button again to confirm.
  6. Tap Remove Cellular Plan if you accept a cellular Apple Lookout model.*
  7. Enter your Apple ID password to plough off Activation Lock. If you forgot your Apple ID password, y'all can reset it.
  8. Tap again to confirm. When you unpair, your iPhone will try to create a backup of your Apple tree Spotter. If you get a new Apple Watch, you can use the backup to ready it up.

* If your Apple Scout has cellular, remember to contact your carrier to abolish your cellular subscription. Carrier fees might apply.

If y'all already gave away your Apple Watch, y'all can erase and turn off Activation Lock from iCloud.com. Here'south how:

  1. On a computer, become to Find My iPhone on iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID.
  2. Select All Devices, then click your Apple Sentry.
  3. Click Erase Apple Lookout. Select Next until the device is erased.
  4. Click the X push side by side to your Apple Picket.

Learn more about Activation Lock.

When you erase your Apple tree Watch

When yous erase all content and settings, it completely erases your device, including any cards you added for Apple Pay and any photos, contacts, music, or apps. It also turns off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Middle, and other services. Your content won't be deleted from iCloud when you erase your device.

Before y'all buy a lookout from a third-party

Before yous buy an Apple tree Watch from someone other than Apple tree or an authorized Apple tree reseller, make sure that the device is no longer linked to the previous owner'south account.

  1. Identify the model of Apple tree Watch.
  2. Make sure that the previous owner removed Activation Lock from the lookout man and that the lookout man has been erased. They must unpair the sentinel and remove Activation Lock by entering their Apple tree ID countersign, so you can employ the watch.
    • If you lot come across the passcode lock screen or the Home screen, the device needs to be erased.
    • If you can, endeavor to pair the picket with your iPhone. If you lot're asked to enter the previous possessor's Apple ID password during setup, then Activation Lock is still on.
  3. For cellular models of Apple Watch, make sure that the previous owner removed and cancelled whatsoever active cellular plans.

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