Use Find My Apple Watch
Find My Apple Watch enables you to find your Apple Watch if you lose it or you can lock it should it get stolen. To use this function, you need to turn on Find My iPhone on your phone.
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1Find "My Watch"
- On your phone: Press Watch.
- On your phone: Press My Watch.
- On your phone: Press All Watches.
- On your phone: Press the information icon next to the name of your Apple Watch.
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2Find your Apple Watch
- On your phone: Press Find My Apple Watch. If you're asked to log on, log on with your Apple ID.
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The latest position of your Apple Watch is displayed on the map.
To see the latest position of your Apple Watch, you need to turn on sending of the latest position on your phone.
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3Play signal tone on your Apple Watch
- On your phone: Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen.
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On your phone: Press Play Sound.
You can send a signal tone to your Apple Watch which will be played back for two minutes. For the signal tone be played back, your Apple Watch needs to be turned on and be connected to a mobile network, a Wi-Fi network or your phone.
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4Lock your Apple Watch
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On your phone: Press Mark As Lost and follow the instructions on the screen to lock your Apple Watch.
You can lock your Apple Watch with a code and add a message to the watch screen saying that you've lost your Apple Watch.
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On your phone: Press Mark As Lost and follow the instructions on the screen to lock your Apple Watch.
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5Delete all Apple Watch content
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On your phone: Press Erase This Device and follow the instructions on the screen to delete all Apple Watch content. Please note that you will no longer be able to use Find My Apple Watch when you've deleted all Apple Watch content.
You can delete all Apple Watch content to prevent others from accessing it should your Apple Watch get stolen. When you've deleted all content, your Apple Watch needs to be activated using your Apple ID.
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On your phone: Press Erase This Device and follow the instructions on the screen to delete all Apple Watch content. Please note that you will no longer be able to use Find My Apple Watch when you've deleted all Apple Watch content.