How to unpair iPhone and Apple Watch

The Apple Watch it is a device present in the everyday life of most of the users of the bitten apple. It can be considered as a real extension of your smartphone that implements some really good features. It allows you to receive notifications and answer calls, monitor sports activities and manage the music player. In addition, there are so many Apple Watch apps that are perfect for every need.

If you are going to sell your Apple Watch, you need to unpair with your smartphone. This procedure results in the factory reset of the smartwatch. For this reason, this procedure is also used to reset the Apple Watch. In this practical guide we will explain how to unpair iPhone and Apple Watch in a few simple steps.

Index

• Back up Apple Watch
• Cancel the pairing

Back up Apple Watch

Before proceeding with unpairing, there are a few things to consider. This procedure restores the contents and settings of your smartwatch. For this reason, we recommend that you make a backup of all information and data saved inside the smartwatch, in order to keep them safe. If you don't know how to save your data, we recommend that you consult our guide on how to backup Apple Watch.

Cancel the pairing

As we have anticipated previously, the cancellation of the pairing of the smartwatch results in the restoration of the content and settings.

To unpair the two devices, you must carefully follow the following steps:

1. Be sure to keep the two devices close together.
2. Open the app Watch on your iPhone.
3. Enter the section Watch Apple.
4. Select it SmartWatch you want to disconnect from your smartphone.
5. Select the information icon placed next to the smartwatch in question.
6. In the new screen, select the item Unpair Apple Watch.
7. Finally, select the option Initialize everything.

Once this is done, the pairing between the two devices will be canceled. As a result, the device will be reset to the initial settings. Once the reset is complete, you can configure it as new or restore any backup present on iTunes or iCloud.

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