Set upwardly your Apple Watch

Learn how to use your iPhone to fix your new Apple Picket.

Before you brainstorm

Plough on your Apple tree Picket and put information technology on

Hold your Apple Watch close to your iPhone

Expect for the "Employ your iPhone to fix this Apple Lookout man" message to appear on your iPhone, so tap Continue. If you don't see this message, open the Watch app on your iPhone, tap All Watches, then tap Pair New Spotter.

If this is your Apple Watch, tap Set up for Myself. Or tap Set Up for a Family Member, then follow the steps to fix up the watch for someone in your family.

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

iPhone and Apple Watch showing pairing screens

Hold your iPhone over the animation

Centre the spotter face in the viewfinder on your iPhone. Wait for a bulletin to say that your Apple tree Watch is paired.

If you can't use the camera, or y'all don't see the pairing animation or your iPhone can't read information technology, tap Pair Apple Lookout man Manually, then follow the steps that appear.

iPhone showing Apple Watch in its viewfinder

Prepare upward as new or restore from a backup

If this is your kickoff Apple Watch, tap Ready Up as New Apple Spotter. Otherwise, tap Restore from Backup. If asked, update your Apple tree Spotter to the latest version of watchOS.

Your Apple tree Watch may require a software update earlier you can set it upward. If your iPhone says that a software update is available, tap Update Now and await for the update process to finish.

Read the Terms and Atmospheric condition and tap Agree, then tap Agree again to continue.

Sign in with your Apple ID

If asked, enter your Apple ID password. If you aren't asked, yous tin sign in later from the Apple Picket app: Tap Full general > Apple ID, then sign in. Certain features that require a mobile phone number won't work on cellular models of Apple tree Watch unless you sign in to iCloud.

If Find My isn't set up on your iPhone, you'll exist asked to turn on Activation Lock. If y'all meet an Activation Lock screen, your Apple Spotter is already linked to an Apple ID. Yous demand to enter the electronic mail accost and countersign for that Apple tree ID to go on setup. If your Apple Watch was previously owned, you might demand to contact the previous possessor to remove Activation Lock.

Cull your settings

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

Next, you can choose to employ other settings, similar Route Tracking and Siri. If Siri isn't already gear up up on your iPhone, it will turn on after you lot choose this option. You lot tin can also cull the text size for your sentry.

Create a passcode

You tin skip creating a passcode, but you demand 1 for features like Apple Pay.

On your iPhone, tap Create a Passcode or Add a Long Passcode, then switch to your Apple Watch 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 also be asked to ready up Apple Pay by adding a bill of fare. So we'll walk y'all through setting upwards features like automatic watchOS updates, SOS and Activity. On cellular models of Apple Lookout, yous tin also fix cellular.

Finally, you can install your apps that are compatible with Apple Watch, 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 have, syncing might take some time. While you expect for your scout to sync, endeavor Apple Watch Nuts to learn a lilliputian about how to use your lookout.

Keep your devices close together until you hear a chinkle and experience a tap from your Apple Lookout man, then printing the Digital Crown.

iPhone showing Apple Watch syncing screen

Start using your Apple tree Watch

Go assist

To learn what to do next, observe your issue below. If you still need help, contact Apple Support.

If your Apple Picket won't turn on

If yous're asked for a passcode

If you lot meet an Activation Lock screen

Your Apple tree Watch is linked to an Apple ID. You need to enter the email address and password for that Apple ID to continue setup. If your Apple Sentinel was previously owned, you might need to contact the previous owner to remove Activation Lock.

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