How To Factory Reset your Apple Watch (Ultra, 9, 8, 7 & older)

🗓️ February 22, 2024, By ✍️ Karly Wood

There are alternate ways to reset the Apple watch to factory settings. For your present situation, you can try any of these to erase the Apple Watch completely or Reset Apple Watch Home screen. For example, you forget the Apple watch lock screen passcode, need to clean up all data on the Apple watch, Hand it over to another person, and more.

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Erase or Reset Settings to Default options on Apple Watch

Know how to Unpair Apple Watch and iPhone (Reset)

under the below-given way, you can easily unpair your Apple Watch, Watch Sport, or Watch Edition.

Step 1. Launch the Watch App on your iPhone.
Step 2. Tap on My Watch. Click on the left corner of All Watches.

Open apple watch tap my watch click all watches on iPhone

Step 3. Tap My Watch > Tap on Your Profile name > (i).
Step 4. Apple Watch, then in last tap Unpair Apple Watch. And tap again to make sure. That’s it. Your iPhone will take a backup automatically. You can use it whenever you sync your Apple Watch again.

Connect to watch click (i) icon select unpair apple watch on iPhone

Reset the Apple Watch to factory settings Using the iPhone

Step 1. Press the Digital Crown button on your Apple Watch to access the home screen.
Step 2. Tap on the Settings app (Gear icon).

Open apple watch click button tap home screen settings on apple watch

Step 3. Now tap General, Scroll down to the app, and then Reset.

Click general select reset on apple watch

Step 4. Tap Erase Apple Watch content and settings, then tap again to ensure. Tap on Erase All. During this process, your Apple watch backs up on your paired iPhone and will Erase.

Click erase all content and settings tap enter passcode choose erase all on apple watch

That’s it.

Steps to Reset Apple Watch to factory settings without iPhone

This means we can reset the Apple Watch without a paired phone. The following steps become helpful even if you’ve no iPhone handy.

Step 1. Launch the Settings app on Your Apple Watch.
Step 2. Tap General.

Open apple watch tap my watch click general tab on iPhone

Step 3. Now, tap Reset. Select Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings.
Step 4. Tap on Erase All Content and Settings.

Click reset tap on Erase Apple Watch Content and Settings choose erase all content and settings on iPhone

That’s it.

Erase Locked Apple Watch Without iPhone

If you forgot your Apple Watch passcode and are unable to recover it, Apple doesn’t allow you to reset the Apple Watch passcode on the Apple Watch. In this case, you must Erase the Apple Watch and set it up again.

Tried too many attempts and the Apple watch says, Try again in 1 Minute, 5 Minutes, and 15 Minutes.

Step 1: Put your Apple Watch on Charge.

Put apple Watch on Charge

Step 2: Then press and Hold on the Power button until the slider appears on the screen.

Press and Hold Side button apple watch

Step 3: Now, Press and Hold on the Digital Crown button until you see Erase all content and settings on the screen. Tap on Reset. That’s it.

Reset Apple Watch Without iPhone

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Karly Wood
Karly Wood

Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at karlywood.ohio@gmail.com or through (Facebook)

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