Set up your Apple Lookout man

Acquire how to use your iPhone to fix up your new Apple Watch.

Before you brainstorm

Plough on your Apple Watch and put it on

Hold your Apple tree Watch shut to your iPhone

Expect for the "Utilize your iPhone to set this Apple Lookout man" bulletin to appear on your iPhone, then tap Continue. If you don't run across this bulletin, open the Watch app on your iPhone, tap All Watches, then tap Pair New Watch.

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

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

iPhone and Apple Watch showing pairing screens

Concord your iPhone over the blitheness

Center the lookout face in the viewfinder on your iPhone. Wait for a message to say that your Apple tree Watch is paired.

If you tin can't utilise the photographic camera, or you don't run into 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

Fix equally new or restore from a backup

If this is your first Apple Lookout, tap Set as New Apple Sentry. Otherwise, tap Restore from Fill-in. If asked, update your Apple Lookout to the latest version of watchOS.

Your Apple Picket might require a software update before you lot can set it upwardly. If your iPhone says that a software update is available, tap Update Now and wait for the update procedure to finish.

Read the Terms and Conditions and tap Agree, so tap Concur again to continue.

Sign in with your Apple ID

If asked, enter your Apple tree ID password. If you aren't asked, you can sign in later from the Apple 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 Find My isn't ready on your iPhone, yous'll be asked to turn on Activation Lock. If yous see an Activation Lock screen, your Apple Lookout is already linked to an Apple tree ID. You need to enter the e-mail address and password for that Apple tree ID to continue set up up. If your Apple Picket was previously owned, yous might demand to contact the previous possessor to remove Activation Lock.

Choose your settings

Your Apple Sentry shows you which settings it shares with your iPhone. If yous 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 Watch.

Next, you can cull to use other settings, similar Route Tracking and Siri. If Siri isn't already fix on your iPhone, it will plough on after you choose this pick. Yous can also choose the text size for your watch.

Create a passcode

Yous can skip creating a passcode, but y'all need 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 code. To skip, tap Don't Add Passcode.

iPhone showing Apple Watch passcode setup screen

Choose features and apps

Next, you lot'll besides be asked to ready Apple tree Pay by calculation a card. So we'll walk you through setting up features similar automated watchOS updates, SOS, and Activity. On cellular models of Apple tree Watch, you can also set up cellular.

Finally, you tin install your apps that are compatible with Apple Watch, or choose to install apps individually subsequently.

iPhone showing Install Available Apps screen

Wait for your devices to sync

Depending on how much information you have, syncing might take some fourth dimension. While yous wait for your watch to sync, try Apple tree Watch Basics to acquire a little nigh how to use your watch.

Keep your devices close together until yous 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 Spotter

Get help

To learn what to do next, find your effect below. If y'all nevertheless demand help, contact Apple Support.

If your Apple Watch won't turn on

If you're asked for a passcode

If you see an Activation Lock screen

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

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