How To Reset Your Apple Watch And Its Passcode
How to Reset an Apple Watch From Your iPhone
If you have forgotten the passcode of your Apple Watch, the first way to reset the device is by making use of your iPhone. Open up the companion Watch application on your phone, then choose the My Watch tab. Click on General and then, scroll down to the very end of the page. At the bottom, click on Reset.
On the Reset page, click on the first option which is Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings. Because it is impossible to undo this, you will have to confirm that option one more time to start the reset process.
If you have a GPS + a Cellular Apple Watch model, you will see a final dialog box in which you can select, keep or remove your cellular plan. If you are keeping the Apple Watch, you would want to save the cellular plan.
Since you are doing this to troubleshoot your Watch and/or your iPhone, all of your carrier information will remain on the device. The only reason you would want to delete your cellular plan information is if you want to sell or trade-in your Apple Watch for a new model.
As a final step, you will have to enter your Apple ID password to completely deactivate the Activation Lock security feature. Before the watch would be completely erased and reset, a full backup of it would automatically save on your iPhone.
You will need to be very patient as the whole process would take a substantial amount of time to complete, especially when you are using older Apple Watch models.
How to Factory Reset an Apple Watch Without Using Your iPhone
If you don’t have your iPhone ready at hand, there is no need to worry. Let us look at Below is how to reset an Apple Wrist Watch without having a phone closeby.
The most important thing here is to keep your Apple Watch on its charger to ensure that your device would not run out of power. Here is how to carry out the rest of the process:
1. Press and hold the Side Button that is on the Apple Watch until a screen comes up with three options: Power Off, Medical ID, or Emergency SOS.
2. Instead of switching the Power Off slider, firmly click on the button and then quickly lift your finger away from the screen.
3. You should then be seeing an option to Erase all the content and settings. Choose that option. Just like when you are using an iPhone, to clear the Apple Watch, you will have to enter the Apple ID and password.
4. Choose whether you want to retain or remove the cellular data plan, if it comes up.
The watch will then initiate the process of erasing. You should keep in mind that this method would not make a new backup before it wipes the Apple wristwatch. That means that when you restore the backup data, it might be one from a few days ago.
How to Restore Your Apple Watch
Now that you have wiped your Apple Watch, it is now time to restore it with a previous backup. To start the process, bring your iPhone and Apple Watch close to each other. The watch screen would be displaying "Bring iPhone near Apple Watch".
On your iPhone, a dialog box would come up that says "Use your iPhone to set up this Apple Watch". Click on Continue.
You will then see a special image on the Apple Watch. Line up the image that is on the watch with your iPhone screen by using the camera to start the pairing process.
Next, you will decide whether to set up the watch as new or to use a backup. As long as you regularly back up your iPhone, there should always be data to restore from.
After signing in with your Apple ID and password, the next thing to do is to create a new passcode of anything from four to 10 digits. You can decide not to have a passcode, but it is required if you add any Apple Pay information to your watch. And it is basically a good security practice to help you protect all your data.
The syncing process will then start afterward. You should expect it to take some time to complete. You can wear the Apple Watch, but you will have to ensure that you keep your iPhone handy.
