To use your Apple Watch smoothly, you must have followed the best guide to setting up a smartwatch and spent hours configuring it to your preferences. However, there may come a time when you want to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone. Once these two are connected, the bond can seem inseparable. However, it is not. (I know it’s dramatic, but bear with me. ?)
The process to unpair Apple Watch from iPhone is a bit complicated and it is not a very simple process. Because of this, I have come across many questions like these on the Internet…
“How do I unpair my Apple Watch?”
“How to remove Apple Watch from iPhone?”
“How do I disconnect my Apple Watch?”
Whatever your question, while trying to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, this is the right place for you. The following article provides not only the most effective and efficient way to do this, but also additional information that will help you avoid making mistakes during the process.
Bonus Tip: Remove Transit Cards Before Unpairing
Before moving on to learning how to unpair an Apple Watch from your iPhone, consider the following.
Before you unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, you should remove any Transit cards you have loaded in the Wallet app on your watch. To do this, open the Wallet app on your watch, choose the Transit card you want to remove, then scroll to the bottom of the page and choose the Remove option.
The card will be removed from your Apple Watch. However, it will remain intact on your iPhone. With that done, you are now ready to disconnect your watch from your iPhone.
Like every previous year, the demand for smartwatches has increased this year. More and more people buy smart watches and most of them are not familiar with how the product works. If you also just bought a new smartwatch and don’t know how to use it, read the sections below to learn how to unpair Apple Watch from your iPhone.
Disconnect Apple Watch from iPhone using the Watch app
Do you want to know how to disconnect the Apple Watch from your iPhone? Well, this is the method for you. In this method, you simply have to go to the Watch app on your phone, tap on your watch, select the option to remove it, and your Apple Watch will be unpaired from your iPhone.
Easy, right? So, follow the steps below to know how to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone:
- First of all, on your iPhone, launch the Watch app.
- Now, under the My Watch tab, tap on the All Watches option present at the top left corner of the screen.
- On the next screen you will see all the watches paired with your iPhone. There, tap on the information icon (i icon) next to the Apple Watch you want to disconnect from your iPhone.
- Next, a new screen will appear, where you need to tap on the Unpair Apple Watch option present at the bottom of the screen.
- Again, tap on the Unpair Apple Watch option in the pop-up that will appear to confirm the action.
- If your Apple Watch has a cellular plan, you’ll be given the option to keep or cancel your cellular plan. In such a case, select Delete plan; if you are pairing a new watch and will not use this one again; later you can add the cellular plan to your new watch. However, select Keep plan if you intend to pair this Apple Watch again at any time.
- Thereafter, you will need to enter your Apple ID password to disconnect the Apple Watch from your iPhone and then tap on the Unpair option present at the top right corner of the screen.
- Finally, an automatic backup will be made so that, if necessary, you can restore your watch. And with that, the process of unpairing the Apple Watch from the iPhone is complete.
Now you know how to disconnect the Apple Watch from your iPhone. When it’s done, your passcodes will be removed from the watch, along with any Apple Pay cards used on Apple Watch, and any active Bluetooth accessory pairings will also be cancelled. Finally, your watch will be reset to its original Apple settings.
How to unpair an Apple Watch without an iPhone?
When you unpair your Apple Watch using the Watch app on your iPhone, it immediately backs up the most recent data on your smartwatch before reverting it to factory settings. Following this way to disconnect Apple Watch is the best and smartest way to prevent your data from being lost.
However, if your phone is broken or stolen, or you have lost it somewhere, you will not be able to follow the steps above to unpair Apple Watch from your iPhone.
Fortunately, there is a solution and you can disconnect your Apple Watch without your iPhone. In this method, you will use your own Apple Watch to unpair. However, unpairing directly from your watch doesn’t create a backup and doesn’t automatically turn off Activation Lock (a new user won’t be able to set up Apple Watch while Activation Lock is enabled).
If you are ready to know how to unpair an Apple Watch without iPhone, follow the steps below:
- To get started, open your Apple Watch and on it launch the Settings app.
- Now, scroll through the settings page and tap on the General section.
- After that, scroll to the bottom of the general settings page and tap on the Reset option.
- Hit the Erase All Content and Settings option on the next screen.
- You will then be prompted to enter your Apple Watch password.
- To confirm the action, a pop-up window will appear on the screen. There, tap on the Erase everything option. Alternatively, if you’re on a cellular plan and want to reconnect your Apple Watch and iPhone, click the Erase everything and keep plan option.
After you have followed the steps above to disconnect your Apple Watch from your iPhone, your Apple Watch returns to its default settings. All data stored on the watch and settings will be deleted and it will no longer be connected to your iPhone. Also, you can overcome any issues you have previously faced with your watch, such as Apple Watch not sliding up or not working.
Although you know how to unpair Apple Watch from your iPhone from the process above, it doesn’t tell you how to turn off Activation Lock. He will see, it is necessary to turn it off if you want to sell or give away your Apple Watch to someone else. Otherwise, the user will not be able to connect it to their device.
Don’t worry; the steps to do so are given in the next section.
How to disable Activation Lock on Apple Watch?
Apple Watch has a unique feature that prevents the watch from being used when it is lost or stolen, which is Activation Lock. If this feature is enabled on your Apple Watch, no one else will be able to connect your Apple Watch to your device, and you will also not be able to turn off Find My Apple Watch without your correct Apple ID and password.
However, when you give your Apple Watch to someone, then Activation Lock should be turned off, as the other person will not be able to pair it with their device.
Also, Activation Lock is automatically disabled if you unpair your Apple Watch with your iPhone (as shown in the first method). However, if you have reset your Apple Watch settings (like in the second method) to disconnect it from your iPhone, then you need to manually disable Activation Lock.
Don’t worry! You can easily achieve this by going to the iCloud.com website. Listed below are the steps you need to follow to do the same:
- Start by opening your browser and visiting the iCloud.com website. After you get there, sign in to your account by filling in your Apple ID and password.
- Next, click on the Apple Apps icon, present at the top right corner of the screen.
- Then click the Find My/Find iPhone app icon. After that, you may need to enter your Apple ID and password again.
- Now, click on the All Devices option present at the top of the screen.
- In the menu that appears, click the Apple Watch you want to unpair.
- Next, click the information icon (i icon) next to the Apple Watch you want to disconnect from your iPhone and select the Erase Apple Watch option.
- Again, click Delete to confirm the action.
- Now, click on the All Devices option again and click on the X icon present next to the Apple Watch that you want to unpair.
- Finally, click Delete to confirm the action. Once this is done, your Apple Watch is no longer connected to your iPhone or Apple ID.
Alternatively, you can also follow the steps below to disable Activation Lock if you have your iPhone with you:
- On your iPhone, which has been paired with the Apple Watch, open the Find My app.
- Go to the Devices tab by tapping on it from the bottom of the screen.
- Next, tap on the Apple Watch you want to unpair from your iPhone.
- After that, select the Erase this device option. Optimally, you can also click the Remove this device option.
- Then tap Continue and then select Delete.
- Thereafter, enter your Apple ID password.
- Finally, tap on the Erase option again.
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