Preparing your Apple Watch for resale? You’ll need to unpair it and erase its data. Here’s how to do it:
To unpair and erase using your iPhone (the recommended method):
- Keep the Apple Watch and iPhone close together.
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
- Go to the My Watch tab and select All Watches at the top.
- Tap the info button (i) next to the watch you want to unpair.
- Tap Unpair Apple Watch.
- For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep or remove your cellular plan (remove if you are selling it).
- Enter your Apple Account password to disable Activation Lock, then tap Unpair
To erase directly on your Apple Watch:
- Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
- Navigate to General > Reset.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- Type your passcode, if prompted.
- Confirm by tapping Erase All.
