Ready to move on from your Apple Watch? Whether you're upgrading, selling it, or just giving it a break, unpairing is essential. It disconnects your Apple Watch from your iPhone and resets it to factory settings, erasing all your personal data.
Here’s the quick and painless way to do it:
1. **On your iPhone, open the Watch app.**
2. **Tap the 'My Watch' tab.**
3. **Tap 'All Watches' at the top.**
4. **Tap the info button (i) next to the watch you want to unpair.**
5. **Tap 'Unpair Apple Watch'.**
6. **Confirm your choice. You may need to enter your Apple ID password.**
For cellular models, you'll be asked if you want to keep or remove your cellular plan. Choose wisely! Removing it completely cancels the plan.
Unpairing initiates a backup of your Apple Watch data to your iPhone. This is helpful if you are getting a new Apple Watch. Once unpaired, your watch is ready to be paired with a new iPhone or passed on to its new owner.
Goodbye Apple Watch, hello new adventures!
