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My Apple Watch was given to me I can’t contact old owner to remove from account how can I reset and link to my account

This watch was given to me I don’t have the persons old account how can I make this watch link to my account without the other persons information

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 7:23 AM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2022 7:24 AM

The person that you bought/got this watch from needs to follow all the steps in this link;

Remove the Activation Lock so that the buyer can use it.

If they can't or won't then get your money back or recycle the watch and mark it down as a bad experience.

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My Apple Watch was given to me I can’t contact old owner to remove from account how can I reset and link to my account

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