Detailed Guide to Remove Activation Lock on Apple Watch

Lisa OuUpdated by Lisa Ou / July 29, 2021 16:30

Activation Lock feature on your Apple Watch is a part of Apple's Find My service that is mainly used for protecting your personal data and preventing anyone else from using your Apple Watch when it is lost or stolen.

If you purchased a refurbished Apple watch, you may get an Apple Watch with other’s activation lock. How to get rid of someone else's Apple ID on Apple Watch? The following post will show you how to remove activation lock on Apple Watch.

Detailed Guide to Remove Activation Lock on Apple Watch
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1. Remove Activation Lock on Apple Watch

It will be quite simple to remove activation lock on your Apple Watch. If you need to turn off and get rid of someone else's Apple ID on your Apple Watch, you may require the previous owner’s consent. You need to sign in the iCloud account to take activation lock off Apple Watch.

Step 1Open the web browser on your computer and go to the official iCloud site. Sign in with the iCloud account associated with your Apple Watch.

If you want to turn off Apple Watch activation lock still linked to previous owner, you should ask the previous owner to deactivate Apple account from the device.

Step 2Choose the Find iPhone option and then click on All Devices on top of the page. Now you can see all related iOS devices synced with this iCloud account.

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Step 3Select your Apple Watch and then click Erase Apple Watch. Now you get a prompt message saying that if you want to erase this Apple Watch, click on the Erase button to confirm your operation.

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2. Unpair Apple Watch to Turn Off Activation Lock

It will be quite simple to remove activation lock on your Apple Watch. If you need to turn off and get rid of someone else's Apple ID on your Apple Watch, you may require the previous owner’s consent. You need to sign in the iCloud account to take activation lock off Apple Watch.

Step 1Open the web browser on your computer and go to the official iCloud site. Sign in with the iCloud account associated with your Apple Watch.

If you want to turn off Apple Watch activation lock still linked to previous owner, you should ask the previous owner to deactivate Apple account from the device.

Step 2Choose the Find iPhone option and then click on All Devices on top of the page. Now you can see all related iOS devices synced with this iCloud account.

check apple watch on icloud account

Step 3Select your Apple Watch and then click Erase Apple Watch. Now you get a prompt message saying that if you want to erase this Apple Watch, click on the Erase button to confirm your operation.

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3. FAQs of Apple Watch iCloud Unlock

Question 1. How to check if my Apple Watch activation is enabled?

You can use the Apple Watch app on your iPhone to check if the activation lock is enabled on Apple Watch. Open the app and tap My Watch tab to select the watch name on the screen. Then tap the info button to check if Find My Apple Watch appears. Activation lock on Apple Watch is enabled if you can see Find My Apple Watch.

Question 2. How do I turn on Activation Lock on my Apple Watch?

Activation Lock on your Apple Watch will be enabled automatically when you set up Find My iPhone on one paired iPhone. If you don’t see the Apple Watch synced with your iCloud account, you can choose to re-pair it.

Question 3. How to remove activation lock on Apple Watch without Apple ID?

You are required the Apple ID and password to confirm the activation lock removing operation. If you don’t know the related passcode, you should contact Apple to get support. Also, there are some iCloud activation lock removal services like IMEIUnlockSIM and AppleiPhoneUnlock offered on the market that can help you get rid of activation lock on Apple Watch without Apple ID.

You can learn 3 useful methods to fix the Update unavailable with this Apple ID error in this post. If We have mainly talked about the Apple Watch iCloud unlock in this post. You can learn 2 simple but effective ways to remove activation lock on your Apple Watch. For more question about the activation lock, you can leave us a message.

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