Hi fam.. I’m here again! 🙂
Do you have an Apple Watch and don’t know how to reset it?… Well, Lets talk about it.
There are many reasons you may want to reset your Apple Watch. Whether it’s to sell it on, to fix an issue or you just want to refresh your device and free up some internal memory. It’s always the same process to reset it.
Apple has made it reasonably simple to reboot your iWatch and start again from the beginning. I’ve written this post to talk you through the exact steps. And also highlight any issues you may come across along the way.
Be warned though, if you complete the instructions below you will be deleting all of your data on your watch.
Apple will make a backup of your Watch before you reset it. But you may want to do it manually beforehand just to be safe.
How to reset your Apple Watch from your iPhone
This is the most efficient and safest way to disconnect and reset your Apple Watch. If you’ve got the iPhone you’ve paired your watch with, you’ll want to hold that near the Watch.
Here you’ll see another menu with a few other settings and “Unpair Apple Watch” in bright red below all of these. And that’s what you want to tap here.
You’ll then be served a warning telling you that you’ll lose all of your data if you go ahead with it. And if you do, press “unpair Apple Watch” at the bottom of the screen.
Then you’ll get a prompt asking for your Apple ID password to be able to continue.
From here, your Apple Watch and iPhone will start to disconnect. This may take up to 10 minutes or so depending on how much data you have on your Watch.
It doesn’t always take that long, so keep an eye on the watch and keep it near your phone during the whole process.
After a few minutes, your Apple Watch should have deleted all of its data and your phone will be disconnected too.
Now you’ll be able to setup the Apple Watch again with your account afresh and new. Or you can sell it on / give it away as you please.
Sometimes you’ll find the Watch hasn’t entirely reset even though it has disconnected from your phone. And if that’s the case you’ll want to follow the instructions below.
How to erase your Apple Watch data
To do this, you’ll head into the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
In here you’ll head to General > Reset and then Erase All Content and Settings. If you’ve got an Apple Watch with a cellular plan attached, you’ll have the option of keeping your plan connected or disconnecting it.
Press “Erase All” to delete all of the data, and that’ll reset your Apple Watch to its factory settings.
Now you’re ready to set up your Apple Watch again or pass it on to someone else. Without worrying about them seeing what you had on the watch.
That’s all folks.. In my next post, i’ll show you how to set up your Apple Watch from scratch.