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Title: How to unpair and reset Apple Watch to factory settings
Post by: HCK on May 12, 2015, 03:00:20 am
How to unpair and reset Apple Watch to factory settings

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-unpair-and-reset-apple-watch-factory-settings' title="How to unpair and reset Apple Watch to factory settings"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/05/apple-watch-reset-hero.jpg?itok=robZHU2E' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">If you get a new Apple Watch or iPhone, you'll want to unpair and reset your old one.</p> <p>There are also lots of other reasons you may need to reset your Apple Watch (http://www.imore.com/apple-watch). Perhaps you're having a software problem you think a restore may fix. Regardless of the reason, unpairing it and resetting it to factory settings is simple enough, both from your iPhone and on your Apple Watch itself.</p> <!--break--> <h2>How to unpair and reset Apple Watch with your iPhone</h2> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Apple Watch app</strong> on your iPhone. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Apple Watch</strong> under the <strong>My Watch tab</strong>.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Unpair Apple Watch</strong>.

<a href='http://www.imore.com/how-unpair-and-reset-apple-watch-factory-settings' title="How to unpair and reset Apple Watch to factory settings"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/05/apple-watch-unpair-reset-howto-1.jpg)?itok=6rqCPhlI' />[/url]</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Unpair</strong> in the popup menu to confirm. </li> <li>Type in a passcode if required. </li> <li>Wait for your Apple Watch to reset itself. This could take a while as it will first make a backup of all your settings and downloaded apps.

<a href='http://www.imore.com/how-unpair-and-reset-apple-watch-factory-settings' title="How to unpair and reset Apple Watch to factory settings"><img src='(http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2015/05/apple-watch-unpair-reset-howto-2.jpg)?itok=_zg6VPxy' />[/url]</li> </ol><p>If you don't have your iPhone handy, you can also unpair and reset your Watch without your iPhone using the following set of directions instead:</p> <h2>How to unpair and reset Apple Watch without your iPhone</h2> <p>If you perform this method, your Apple Watch will still create a backup of all your settings and apps as long as you are within range of your iPhone. Just be warned that if you're not, no backup of your Apple Watch will be created.</p> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Settings app</strong> on your Apple Watch. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>General</strong>. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Reset</strong>.

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