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What if I can’t reach the previous owner of the watch to get them to reset the watch?

I was given a second hand Apple Watch. They were told it was erased before the previous owner passed away, but I tried to connect it to my iPhone and it says it’s still connected. What can I do?

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Posted on Sep 15, 2020 9:30 PM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 2:15 AM

It's activation locked by the previous owner,you won't be able to get it to work.

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What if I can’t reach the previous owner of the watch to get them to reset the watch?

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