Fix upwardly your Apple Watch

Larn how to use your iPhone to set up your new Apple tree Watch.

Before you brainstorm

Turn on your Apple Lookout and put information technology on

Hold your Apple Watch close to your iPhone

Wait for the "Use your iPhone to set up this Apple Scout" message to announced on your iPhone, then tap Go on. If you don't see this message, open up the Watch app on your iPhone, tap All Watches, then tap Pair New Watch.

If this is your Apple tree Watch, tap Ready for Myself. Or tap Set Up for a Family Member, then follow the steps to set upwards the watch for someone in your family unit.

Keep your Apple tree Watch and iPhone close together until you complete these steps.

iPhone and Apple Watch showing pairing screens

Concur your iPhone over the animation

Center the picket face in the viewfinder on your iPhone. Await for a message to say that your Apple Sentry is paired.

If you can't use the camera, or y'all don't see the pairing blitheness or your iPhone can't read it, tap Pair Apple Watch Manually, then follow the steps that appear.

iPhone showing Apple Watch in its viewfinder

Prepare up as new or restore from a backup

If this is your first Apple Scout, tap Prepare Upward as New Apple tree Watch. Otherwise, tap Restore from Fill-in. If asked, update your Apple Watch to the latest version of watchOS.

Your Apple Watch might require a software update earlier yous can set it up. If your iPhone says that a software update is available, tap Update Now and wait for the update procedure to stop.

Read the Terms and Conditions and tap Concord, then tap Agree again to continue.

Sign in with your Apple ID

If asked, enter your Apple ID countersign. If y'all aren't asked, you can sign in afterward from the Apple tree Watch app: Tap General > Apple ID, and then sign in. Certain features that require a cellular phone number won't work on cellular models of Apple Watch unless you sign in to iCloud.

If Observe My isn't set up on your iPhone, you'll be asked to turn on Activation Lock. If yous run into an Activation Lock screen, your Apple Scout is already linked to an Apple ID. You demand to enter the email address and password for that Apple tree ID to continue set. If your Apple Watch was previously owned, y'all might demand to contact the previous owner to remove Activation Lock.

Cull your settings

Your Apple Watch shows you which settings it shares with your iPhone. If you lot turned on features such as Find My, Location Services, Wi-Fi Calling, and Diagnostics for your iPhone, these settings automatically turn on for your Apple Sentinel.

Side by side, y'all can choose to apply other settings, similar Route Tracking and Siri. If Siri isn't already gear up on your iPhone, information technology will turn on after you choose this choice. You can too choose the text size for your scout.

Create a passcode

You lot can skip creating a passcode, simply yous demand i for features like Apple Pay.

On your iPhone, tap Create a Passcode or Add together a Long Passcode, then switch to your Apple tree Sentinel to enter your new code. To skip, tap Don't Add Passcode.

iPhone showing Apple Watch passcode setup screen

Choose features and apps

Side by side, you'll likewise be asked to fix Apple tree Pay past calculation a card. Then we'll walk you through setting up features like automatic watchOS updates, SOS, and Activity. On cellular models of Apple Watch, you can also set up cellular.

Finally, yous can install your apps that are uniform with Apple Sentinel, or choose to install apps individually later.

iPhone showing Install Available Apps screen

Wait for your devices to sync

Depending on how much data you accept, syncing might take some fourth dimension. While you wait for your picket to sync, endeavor Apple Scout Basics to learn a lilliputian about how to utilize your lookout man.

Go on your devices close together until you hear a chime and feel a tap from your Apple Watch, then printing the Digital Crown.

iPhone showing Apple Watch syncing screen

Beginning using your Apple Scout

Get assist

To acquire what to do next, find your issue below. If you still need help, contact Apple Back up.

If your Apple Watch won't plow on

If you're asked for a passcode

If y'all run across an Activation Lock screen

Your Apple tree Scout is linked to an Apple ID. Yous need to enter the email address and password for that Apple ID to go on ready up. If your Apple tree Watch was previously owned, y'all might need to contact the previous possessor to remove Activation Lock.

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