To unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone, follow these steps:
- Keep your Apple Watch and iPhone close together.
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
- Tap the "My Watch" tab, then tap "All Watches" at the top of the screen.
- Tap the info ("i") button next to the watch you want to unpair.
- Tap "Unpair Apple Watch."
- For GPS + Cellular models, choose whether to keep or remove your cellular plan:
- Keep your plan if you plan to pair the watch with your iPhone again.
- Remove your plan if you do not want to pair it again or plan to use a different watch or iPhone. You may need to contact your carrier to cancel your cellular subscription.
- Enter your Apple ID password to disable Activation Lock, then tap "Unpair."
- Your iPhone will create a backup of your Apple Watch before erasing all content and settings on the watch.
- After unpairing, your Apple Watch will be reset to factory settings and ready to pair again or be turned off if you are selling or giving it away
If you do not have your paired iPhone, you can erase your Apple Watch directly by going to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings on the watch itself. This will erase the watch but not remove Activation Lock, so you will still need the Apple ID and password associated with the watch to set it up again
. This process ensures your Apple Watch is unpaired safely, data is backed up, and Activation Lock is removed to allow new pairing or transfer.
