How to remove Activation Lock on Apple Watch without previous owner free?
Use iCloud to Remove The Activation Lock From An Apple Watch
If the original Apple Watch owner cannot come and unpair your Apple Watch, or if they have lost their iPhone and they have no means to remove the Watch, they can use iCloud to remove Activation Lock remotely.
Make sure that the previous owner removed Activation Lock from the watch and that the watch has been erased. They must unpair the watch and remove Activation Lock by entering their Apple ID password, so you can use the watch. If you see the passcode lock screen or the Home screen, the device needs to be erased.
You can place a request to Apple to remove the activation lock for you. To proceed on this route, you will have to prove that you have purchased this device and are the actual owner. This will require you to submit the purchase documentation of your iPhone.
Erase a lost Apple Watch
Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches. next to your watch, then tap Find My Apple Watch. In the Find My app on your iPhone, tap your watch, then tap Erase This Device.
Erasing all content and settings erases all media, data, and settings from your Apple Watch, but it does not remove Activation Lock. To remove Activation Lock, unpair the watch first. Before your watch is erased, a backup of its contents is created on your iPhone.
In most cases, a factory reset does not remove the activation lock from the phone. For example, if the phone is factory reset with the Google account still signed in, the phone will still ask for those credentials once it turns back on.
That means it may be possible for Activation Lock to already be turned on when the device is enrolled in MDM and becomes supervised. In that case, it can't be turned off using MDM and won't be disallowed by default until it is first turned off by the user.
If you have found an Apple Watch, the politically correct thing to do is report it to your local police department. Otherwise, no, you cannot pair an already paired Apple Watch to your Apple ID. If the Apple Watch is unpaired, however, yes, you can pair it.
There is no way around this security feature. Apple will not advise you of the previous owner's contact details, pass your details on to them, unlock the Apple Watch or enable you to trade it in. If you believe that the Apple Watch is, in fact, stolen, then I suggest that you hand it in to the police.
- Go to www.iCloud.com/find.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- At the top, click All Devices.
- Select the device that you want to remove from iCloud.
- Click Remove from Account.
What proof does Apple remove activation lock?
You must be the owner of the device – Proof of ownership documentation is required. Proof of ownership must include the product serial number, IMEI, or MEID.
Take the watch and it's receipt along with some photo id and any other proof of ownership to an Apple Store and request that they remove the Activation Lock for you.
- Erase your Apple Watch.
- Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. ...
- Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
- Try to restore from a backup. ...
- Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
- Go to www.iCloud.com/find.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
- At the top, click All Devices.
- Select the device that you want to remove from iCloud.
- Click Remove from Account.
Jailbreaking makes your Apple Watch vulnerable
However, when a device is jailbroken, this can open it up to a slew of security issues. It can make your watch more vulnerable to malware, as well as suspicious apps that could infect your watch or be used as spyware (via Gizmo Grind.)
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