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Locked out of my Apple Watch not paired with a phone how do I reset forgotten passcode?

I don’t remember setting a passcode on my watch so I am locked out. It is not paired to my phone, how do I get the passcode off my watch?

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 6

Posted on Dec 27, 2019 8:46 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2019 7:55 AM

If you need to unpair your Watch and don’t have access to your iPhone or can’t remember your Apple Watch passcode, follow these steps:


Put your Apple Watch on its charger

Press and hold the side button as if you were going to power it down

Do a firm press on the POWER OFF slider and let go

Tap Erase all content and settings



Alternately, you can go to Settings ? General ? Reset to erase and unpair your Apple Watch if you know your passcode, but the option above is faster.


If you need to erase and unpair your Apple Watch without your iPhone, you can log on to icloud.com and remove your Apple Watch under Account Settings ? My Devices.

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Dec 28, 2019 7:55 AM in response to 123987sl

If you need to unpair your Watch and don’t have access to your iPhone or can’t remember your Apple Watch passcode, follow these steps:


Put your Apple Watch on its charger

Press and hold the side button as if you were going to power it down

Do a firm press on the POWER OFF slider and let go

Tap Erase all content and settings



Alternately, you can go to Settings ? General ? Reset to erase and unpair your Apple Watch if you know your passcode, but the option above is faster.


If you need to erase and unpair your Apple Watch without your iPhone, you can log on to icloud.com and remove your Apple Watch under Account Settings ? My Devices.

Locked out of my Apple Watch not paired with a phone how do I reset forgotten passcode?

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