If you are facing problems with your Apple Watch, and want to know how to format the Apple headset without iPhone, then through this article we will learn all the steps you need to be able to format the Apple Watch without iPhone.
How to format an Apple Watch without an iPhone
Before proceeding with the steps to format the Apple Watch, make sure to make a backup copy of your data on the watch. If you backup the watch data through iCloud or Mac. It is possible to copy the data of the Apple Watch automatically. Then it is possible to proceed with these steps:
- Apple often asks to remove the Transit card that is included on the Apple Watch.
- While connecting the iPhone to the Apple Watch, you have to open the Watch app on the iPhone.
- Choose the My Watch tab at the bottom, then tap All Watches in the upper left corner.
- Select the circled “i” icon next to the watch you want to unpair.
- Select “Unpair Apple Watch” and then press “Unpair” again.
- If your Apple Watch supports cellular, choose to keep or remove the plan (you’ll still need to contact your carrier if you really want to cancel the plan)
- Enter your Apple ID password if prompted.
- When the unpairing is complete, you will see the message “Pairing has started.”
Format Apple Watch without iPhone
If you do not have your iPhone, it is possible to format the Apple Watch directly from within the watch settings, and you should know that you cannot make a new backup and you will need to go to the watch app on the iPhone and unpair the watch, and here are the steps you need:
- Open Settings.
- Click on the General option.
- Scroll down and tap Reset.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- If you use a watch passcode, enter it when prompted.
- Swipe down and tap on “Clear all” or “Clear all and keep planning” if you have a cellular watch.
If you don’t remember your Apple Watch passcode
If you don’t remember your Apple Watch passcode, but you have an iPhone, you should do the following:
- Make sure the Apple Watch is close to the iPhone. Open the Watch app on the iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap on the General option.
- Press Reset.
- Tap Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings twice to confirm.
- But if you have a cellular Apple Watch, in this case you will need to keep or remove the chip.
Then you can format the Apple Watch even if you do not know its passcode by:
- Install the charger on the Apple Watch.
- Press and hold the side button until the power off screen appears.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- Tap Reset twice to confirm.