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If you’re looking to unpair your Apple Watch from your Phone, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to do just that.
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How to unpair your Apple Watch without your Phone
It’s generally best to unpair your Apple Watch and iPhone together, so you can back up your data before you get rid of your watch. But if for some reason you can’t do that—say, you can’t find your iPhone or it’s lost power—you can unpair your devices separately. Here’s how:
- Keep your Apple Watch on its charger until the battery is fully charged.
- On your Apple Watch, go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
- Enter your Apple ID password when prompted.
- Once the process is complete, your watch will restart on its own. At this point, it is no longer paired with your iPhone.
Why you might want to unpair your Apple Watch from your Phone
There are a few reasons you might want to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone. Maybe you’re giving your Watch to someone else, maybe you’re switching to a new iPhone, or maybe you’re just having some technical difficulties and need to start from scratch.
Whatever the reason, unpairing your Watch is a pretty easy process. Here’s how to do it.
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Watch app on your iPhone
If you want to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone but don’t have your iPhone handy, you can use the Watch app on a paired iPad.
- Open the Watch app on your iPad.
- Tap the My Watch tab.
- Tap “All Watches” at the top of the screen.
- Select the Apple Watch that you want to unpair, then tap “Unpair Apple Watch.”
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Settings app on your iPhone
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Tap the “Bluetooth” button near the top of the screen.
- Tap the “i” button next to the Apple Watch you want to unpair.
- Tap “Unpair Apple Watch”.
- Tap “Unpair” in the confirmation popup that appears.
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Apple Watch app on your iPhone
If you’re upgrading to a new iPhone or just don’t want to use an Apple Watch anymore, you can unpair it from your current iPhone. Once it’s unpaired, you can pair it with a new iPhone. If you have an Apple Watch Series 3 or later, you can also unpair using your Apple Watch.
Here’s how:
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Watch tab.
- Tap your watch at the top of the screen.
- Tap the info button next to the watch that you want to unpair.
- Tap Unpair Apple Watch.
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Watch app on your iPad
If you don’t have your iPhone with you, and you need to unpair your Apple Watch and iPad, you can use the Watch app. Open the Watch app on your iPad, then tap the My Watch tab. Tap your watch at the top of the screen, then tap Unpair Apple Watch.
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Settings app on your iPad
To unpair your Apple Watch from your iPad, open the Settings app on your iPad and tap “Bluetooth.” Tap the “i” next to the name of your Apple Watch, then tap “Unpair.”
If you don’t have an iPad, you can unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone. Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and tap the My Watch tab. Tap “All Watches” at the top of the screen, then tap the watch that you want to unpair. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap “Unpair Apple Watch.”
How to unpair your Apple Watch using the Apple Watch app on your iPod touch
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPod touch.
- Tap the My Watch tab, then tap your watch at the top of the screen.
- Tap the info button next to your watch, then tap Unpair Apple Watch.
- Tap Unpair [your watch] to confirm.
