Prepare your Apple tree Spotter

Learn how to apply your iPhone to set upwardly your new Apple tree Picket.

Before you begin

Turn on your Apple Watch and put information technology on

Concord your Apple tree Spotter close to your iPhone

Wait for the "Use your iPhone to gear up this Apple Lookout man" message to appear on your iPhone, then tap Continue. If you don't see this message, open the Scout app on your iPhone, tap All Watches, and so tap Pair New Spotter.

If this is your Apple Watch, tap Prepare for Myself. Or tap Fix for a Family unit Member, then follow the steps to ready upward the watch for someone in your family unit.

Continue your Apple Watch and iPhone shut together until yous complete these steps.

iPhone and Apple Watch showing pairing screens

Hold your iPhone over the blitheness

Eye the watch face in the viewfinder on your iPhone. Wait for a bulletin to say that your Apple Watch is paired.

If yous can't utilise the camera, or you don't see the pairing animation or your iPhone can't read it, tap Pair Apple Watch Manually, and then follow the steps that appear.

iPhone showing Apple Watch in its viewfinder

Gear up up equally new or restore from a backup

If this is your kickoff Apple Sentry, tap Gear up equally New Apple Watch. Otherwise, tap Restore from Fill-in. If asked, update your Apple Watch to the latest version of watchOS.

Your Apple Lookout might require a software update before you tin set it up. If your iPhone says that a software update is bachelor, tap Update At present and wait for the update process to terminate.

Read the Terms and Conditions and tap Agree, then tap Agree again to go along.

Sign in with your Apple ID

If asked, enter your Apple ID password. If y'all aren't asked, you can sign in after from the Apple tree Watch app: Tap General > Apple ID, 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 Notice My isn't ready on your iPhone, y'all'll exist asked to plough on Activation Lock. If you see an Activation Lock screen, your Apple tree Sentry is already linked to an Apple ID. You need to enter the email address and password for that Apple tree ID to continue prepare. If your Apple Watch was previously endemic, you might need to contact the previous owner to remove Activation Lock.

Choose your settings

Your Apple tree Watch shows y'all which settings information technology 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 plough on for your Apple Watch.

Next, you can choose to employ other settings, like Route Tracking and Siri. If Siri isn't already prepare on your iPhone, it will turn on after you choose this choice. You can also cull the text size for your watch.

Create a passcode

Y'all can skip creating a passcode, merely you lot demand one 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 lawmaking. To skip, tap Don't Add Passcode.

iPhone showing Apple Watch passcode setup screen

Choose features and apps

Next, yous'll as well be asked to fix Apple Pay by calculation a carte. So nosotros'll walk you lot through setting upwardly features similar automatic watchOS updates, SOS, and Action. On cellular models of Apple Scout, yous can besides fix up cellular.

Finally, you tin 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 yous have, syncing might accept some time. While you wait for your watch to sync, try Apple Picket Nuts to learn a little about how to employ your watch.

Keep your devices shut together until you hear a chime and feel a tap from your Apple Picket, then press the Digital Crown.

iPhone showing Apple Watch syncing screen

Start using your Apple Watch

Get help

To learn what to do side by side, find your issue below. If you lot still demand help, contact Apple Back up.

If your Apple Sentinel won't turn on

If you're asked for a passcode

If you run into an Activation Lock screen

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

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