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removing the activation lock on gifted apple watch

Hi, this is Jacob Patterson and I received an apple watch as a present and the person did not remove the activation lock. Is there anything you can do to help me remove it so I can set it up under my account?

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 1:27 PM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 1:34 PM

The person that gave you this watch needs to follow all these steps;

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


If they can't or won't then the watch is of no use to you.

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removing the activation lock on gifted apple watch

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