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I bought a watch from my cousin and he was in the army he used the watch on his phone when he told his device off the first owner iCloud popped up now I can’t use the watch she overseas what do I do ?

I bought a watch from my cousin and he was in the army he used the watch on his phone when he told his device off the first owner iCloud popped up now I can’t use the watch she overseas what do I do ?

Posted on Apr 8, 2021 7:48 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2021 8:21 PM

Only the previous owner can remove the lock. If possible, have your cousin perform the steps at the bottom of the 'Before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch' section of:

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support

"If you already gave away your Apple Watch, you can erase and turn off Activation Lock from iCloud.com..."

Otherwise the watch is useless to you or anyone else.


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Apr 8, 2021 8:21 PM in response to Shyquau

Only the previous owner can remove the lock. If possible, have your cousin perform the steps at the bottom of the 'Before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch' section of:

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support

"If you already gave away your Apple Watch, you can erase and turn off Activation Lock from iCloud.com..."

Otherwise the watch is useless to you or anyone else.


Apr 8, 2021 8:26 PM in response to Shyquau

Hi Shyquau,



Do you mean you are unable to use the Apple Watch because it his connected to their Apple ID?


If so, unpair the Apple Watch from their iPhone in the ‘Watch’ app. That will erase everything on the watch. Once it is erased, you can pair it with your iPhone using the ‘Watch’ app.



Hoped I could help.


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I bought a watch from my cousin and he was in the army he used the watch on his phone when he told his device off the first owner iCloud popped up now I can’t use the watch she overseas what do I do ?

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