The apple watch is a popular smartwatch that you can wear. When you pair the watch with your Apple iPhone, it becomes even more powerful. With just a few touches, you can run IOS apps separately on the Watch. You can also use GPS to make calls and text through the Watch.
But managing the watch can become a bit difficult if it is not connected to your iPhone. Your Apple ID and password may be lost or you might have received the apple watch as an inheritance from family members.
Whatever the cause, you must find a way of resetting the Apple Watch with your iPhone. Resetting the apple watch is the only option.
Resetting your watch will wipe out all data and restore it to its original state. After the reset, you can connect your apple watch to an iPhone and continue using this device as desired.
Steps to reset or erase Apple Watch without iPhone
The video guide will show you how to reset your Apple Watch for Locked or Unlocked Apple Watches. Scroll down to find a video source.
Prerequisite: Before you delete all settings and content from your Apple Watch or Apple Watch Plus, it is important to backup your iWatch. [Apple Watch: Take an automatic Backup of the paired iPhone before starting the Erasing Procedure]
Apple Watch with Lock:
Hold down the Side button until the Power off Option appears on your screen. Move on to the next stage.
Make sure your Apple Watch remains on charging. Next, press and hold on the Digital Crown buttons until you see the “Erase All Content and Settings” option. Tap it.
Next, select the Reset option.
It will take only a few seconds. Next set up your apple watches with your iPhone. Your iPhone will prompt to verify your Apple ID to activate your lock. It prevents anyone from using the Apple Watch without authorization.
How to factory reset Apple Watch without Apple ID
Apple ID will not be asked during factory reset.
For device resets, you don’t even need to know your Apple Id. All you need is your Passcode.
Presumably, your Apple account is already logged in.
You should not have logged out from your apple account or forgotten your ID.
Even if the account has been closed you can still restore it by using your registered email.
You can also reset Apple ID by going to iforget.apple.com with any browser.
How to remove your Apple Watch without losing your iPhone
If your iPhone is not with you, you can wipe the content from your watch and restore it to factory settings through iCloud. Just follow these steps but choose Erase Apple Watch instead. You can also perform the procedure directly on the watch following these steps. Activation Locks can not be removed with either of these techniques. You can reattach it to your iPhone anytime.
Tap Settings > General> Reset > All Content and Settings on your Apple Watch
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If you have an cellular model, then you can decide to keep or delete your cellular plans (as discussed earlier).
Tap “Erase All” to reset your watch back to factory settings.
Can unpairing the Apple watch erase it?
Unpairing deletes all data on your Apple Watch, but it doesn’t last forever
Unpairing your Apple Watch does not erase any data. However, all data will be automatically backed up when you use Watch app on iPhone.
This will allow you to pair your Apple Watch again with the same Apple Watch and restore your backup.
Yes, the device has been erased. The Watch app will make a complete backup so you don’t lose any data.
Apple Watches cannot be backed up to their iPhones if they are unpaired. You lose all data that you’ve previously backed up to your watch.
How do you reset an Apple Watch if it is not paired with your iPhone?
Then, press your Watch’s Digital Crown and tap Settings > General >Reset. Tap Erase all Content and Settings, then enter your passcode. Next, tap Erase all.
How can I reset an Apple Watch with no password?
Place your Watch on the charger. Hold the side button down until the Watch turns off. Hold down the Digital Crown to erase all settings and content. Tap Reset > Reset.
Conclusion
I hope you found the article useful.
If you don’t want to lose any media and files while performing a factory reboot, I recommend regularly or automatically backing up your iCloud account. By doing this, you can easily restore or reset any important files or data.
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