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iPhone Tricks > How To

WatchOS 2 Comes With Activation Lock For Apple Watch

Posted in How To by Vlad on September 24, 2015

apple watch activation lock screen

Apple Watch Activation Lock screen.

Upgrading your Apple Watch to the 2nd watchOS generation, doesn’t bring only increased performance and new features, but also dramatically improves the security of the data stored on your wearable. Apple has introduced Activation Lock for its wrist-worn device, a safety tool that has reduced with 50% the number of stolen iPhones. The software protection turns your iOS device in an unusable piece of technology, because it can’t be activated by anyone other than you.

Activation Lock for iPhone has been optionally introduced in iOS 7 and is a default setting since iOS 8. It surprised many of us when it wasn’t build-in the first watchOS generation. However, it’s better to have it later than never, so now you can bring Activation Lock to your Watch by upgrading to watchOS 2.

How Does Activation Lock Work
apple id in apple watch app settings Your Apple Watch has a Passcode that is automatically requested when the device is removed from your wrist, restarted or turned ON. IF someone steals your wearable, or in any other scenario that ends with you losing the wrist-worn gadget, the unwanted user will have to know the passcode to be able to use your device. If the thief tries to bypass your passcode by pairing the Apple Watch with another iPhone, he will be prompted to enter the password, of the Apple ID, that the Apple Watch is currently linked too. Without this security string the wearable, remains locked for activation and can’t be paired ever again, making it virtually unusable!

How To Enable Activation Lock
There are three steps that you have to complete in order to make Activation Lock functional on your Apple Watch:
1. Upgrade To watchOS 2

2. Provide your Apple ID credentials
enabling activation lock for apple watch – Grab your iPhone and open the Apple Watch app.
– Make sure that you’re on the My Watch tab and browse to General -> Apple ID
– Sign in with your Apple ID. Besides enabling Activation Lock you’ll also improve the Digital Touch and Hand Off features between your wrist-worn device and its iOS companion.

Fact: If you pair your Watch, while it’s running watchOS 2, you’ll be asked to provide your Apple ID credentials during the syncing process. If you skip this step, you can always sign in via the Apple Watch app, as mentioned above.

3. Find My iPhone Is ON
find my iphone icloud settings Activation Lock has to be also enabled on the paired iOS gadget. This means that you have to be signed in to your iCloud account on your iPhone. The process automatically activates the Find My iPhone feature.
If you’re unsure about your smartphone’s status open the Settings app and scroll for iCloud. Here you can notice if you’re signed in or not. Your iCloud account should appear at the top of the screen. If you scroll all the way down, you can see that Find My iPhone is enabled and the Sign Out label confirms one more time that you’re logged in. Else, you’re prompted with the iCloud Sign In form.

Tip: If you forget your Apple Id password you can reset it via Recovery Email, Security Questions or Two-Step Verification.

Fact: Do mind that you’ll also need your Apple ID password if you wish to un-pair the Watch in order to sell it or give it away. This is done by opening the Apple Watch app on your iPhone and navigating to My Watch -> Apple Watch -> Unpair Apple Watch. On the other hand, if you lose it, tap on Mark as Missing to block it.

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