How to Unpair & Reset Your Apple Watch Before Selling!

If you are giving away or selling an old Apple Watch, here is how to properly unpair it and restore it to factory settings, including removing it from Find My and activation lock!

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[AJ_s]

will unpairing remove the activation lock?

[NintCondition]

What if you no longer have the phone that the watch was paired with?

[jeviesinc]

When you unpair an Apple Watch does it factory reset?

[stephancunningham]

Ok so I unpair it, does that mean it’s erased too because it’s telling me to pair again

[latinahunny_atl]

What if I did the reset first .. what should I do in that situation???

[socalgal]

Great video. Question is there a video when you upgrade to a new Apple Watch and trade in your old Apple Watch both having cell service? I want to make sure the cell plan transfer over properly

[gmr]

So, by unpairing the watch, deletes the data and gets removed from icloud right?

[michelephelps]

What if everything was transferred to a new apple watch. Is there anything further that needs to be done once it’s unpaired?

[Notoldfart]

Just what I was looking for. Clear and to the point. Thanks

[nanaakua]

After unpaired how can I go to settings on the apple watch

[techlife]

Once you unpair an apple watch, you can't get into general settings because the watch has to be paired with a IPhone before the watch allows you to see any settings.

[deborahvyvjala]

How can you tell if your going watch has been cleared

[zerototalenergy]

excellent presentation thank you sister in law gave me her watch .I can not switch it to my iphone ? or she must unpair on her phone first?

[iliba]

This doesn't answer the one question that most people are probably looking for; Does unpairing erase all of your data? There isn't a definitive, clear-cut answer anywhere, which is incredibly irritating. I plan to sell one tomorrow, and I'm worried my data is still on the watch.

[zorbas]

is it harmful for the watch to unpair (and consequently have a full format of the flash memory) multiple times? can this damage its flash memory or battery if done too many times?

[guss]

Hey I unpair my Apple Watch series 6 using my phone and it did, but when I check my iCloud the watch is still there. I thought once unpair it suppose to take you off the iCloud also. Do I have to do it manually after I unpair the watch?

[SlotHits]

All I want to know is, when can we get an APPLE TV 8K?

[Ahmed-evpc]

what if you don't have your iPhone ?

[SteveMartinUSA]

Thanks for the detailed process. I don't know about family setup. I'll have to look for that...

[FrankieV]

I bought a watch with info still on it and if I needed to unpair it with the seller who is in a different state could it still work?