I erased my old Apple Watch and deleted it from my iCloud acct. The watch shows an image going round and round on its face and won’t pair with a different iPhone. Any ideas?

I erased my Apple Watch 3 and deleted it from my devices and also from iCloud. The watch face still has a circular image that goes around and around and it won’t pair with a different iPhone. The Apple image still won’t come on. I also deleted it from Find My. Any ideas?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 9

Posted on Jul 17, 2023 12:55 PM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2023 03:35 PM

You can try this: With a web browser, go to: https://www.iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID. Open Find My iPhone and select All Devices (at the top). Then click your Apple Watch, select 'Erase Apple Watch', and select Next until the device is erased. Finally click "X" next to remove your Apple Watch.


Or this: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


If you are the ORIGINAL owner, then see the 'Start a support request' section in:

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support


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Jul 17, 2023 03:35 PM in response to Gigi450

You can try this: With a web browser, go to: https://www.iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID. Open Find My iPhone and select All Devices (at the top). Then click your Apple Watch, select 'Erase Apple Watch', and select Next until the device is erased. Finally click "X" next to remove your Apple Watch.


Or this: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support


If you are the ORIGINAL owner, then see the 'Start a support request' section in:

How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support


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I erased my old Apple Watch and deleted it from my iCloud acct. The watch shows an image going round and round on its face and won’t pair with a different iPhone. Any ideas?

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