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I need help connecting my Apple Watch

I bought an Apple Watch series 3 from a friend. I cannot get it to connect to my phone, why is this??

iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 11:40 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 12:03 PM

It's probably activation locked,get your friend to follow all these steps;

How to remove the activation lock so somebody else can use it

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