How to Reset the Apple Watch?

Keep Your iPhone and Apple Watch Together

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Your Apple Watch automatically backs up its data to your paired iPhone. To ensure you have the latest backup.

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Tap Unpair Apple Watch. For cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan.

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Enter your Apple ID password to turn off Activation Lock.

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Erase Apple Watch Manually (If Necessary) If you don’t have your iPhone, you can still reset your Apple Watch directly:

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1. On your Apple Watch, go to Settings > General > Reset. 2. Tap Erase All Content and Settings.

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3. If asked, enter your passcode. For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan. 4. Confirm that you want to erase all data.

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Set Up Your Apple Watch Again

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