How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

Need to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone but not sure how? Here is the easiest way to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone.

Looking to upgrade to the latest Apple Watch 7, or are you ready to move on from your smartwatch altogether? Either way, knowing how to unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone is important, and thankfully it can be done in just a few simple steps.

Keep reading to find out the easiest way that you can unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone.

What we used

  • We used the Apple Watch 6 paired with an iPhone 13 Pro, running watchOS 8 and iOS 15, respectively.

The Short Version

  • Open the Watch app on your iPhone
  • Click on All Watches
  • Tap the info button on the Watch you want to unpair
  • Tap Unpair Apple Watch
  • Click Unpair Apple Watch again
  • Enter your password
  • Wait for your Watch to unpair

  1. Step
    1

    Open the Watch app on your iPhone

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    Find the Watch app on your iPhone and open it.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  2. Step
    2

    Click on All Watches

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    Click on the button that says All Watches in the top left-hand corner of the screen.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  3. Step
    3

    Tap the info button on the Watch you want to unpair

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    On the new page, click on the small info logo that is next to the watch you want to unpair.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  4. Step
    4

    Tap Unpair Apple Watch

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    Click the red text that says Unpair Apple Watch to continue the process.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  5. Step
    5

    Click Unpair Apple Watch again

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    From the drop-down menu that appears, click on the button that says Unpair [your name]’s Apple Watch to continue the process. It will also be in red.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  6. Step
    6

    Enter your password

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    You will need to enter your Apple ID password to continue the process. Once you have successfully entered the correct password, you can move on to the next step.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

  7. Step
    7

    Wait for your Watch to unpair

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

    After your password has been entered, your phone will start to unpair itself from your Apple Watch. We don’t recommend moving your Apple Watch or iPhone too far away from each other during this process, it will only take a few minutes to complete.

    How do you disconnect your apple watch from your phone

Troubleshooting

Will unpairing my Apple Watch delete all of its data?

When you unpair your Apple Watch it will automatically back up all of its data onto the iPhone it was paired with. This means that you can pair the same Apple Watch, or another Apple Watch, and keep all of your data from your Apple Watch without losing it.

How long does it take to unpair my Apple Watch?

Our method took us less than 10 minutes to unpair the Apple Watch from the iPhone, it should not take any more time than that.

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How do you disconnect an Apple Watch from a phone without the phone?

How To Unpair Apple Watch without iPhone.
Put your Apple Watch on its charger..
Press and hold the side button as if you were going to power it down..
Do a firm press on the POWER OFF slider and let go..
Tap Erase all content and settings..

How do you disconnect an Apple Watch and connect it to a new phone?

Use the steps below to unpair:.
Erase your Apple Watch..
Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. ... .
Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone..
Try to restore from a backup. ... .
Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up..
Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone..

Why can't I unpair my Apple Watch?

On your iPhone: double-press on the Home button > swipe left / right to the Watch app > swipe up on the app preview to close it. Restart both devices, turning both off together and then restarting your iPhone first: Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support. Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support.