{"id":2631,"date":"2016-09-07T03:42:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T00:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2019-02-14T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:00:06","slug":"apple-watch-passcode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/apple-watch-passcode","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch: Passcode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As your Apple Watch may contain sensitive and personal data, you should secure it with a passcode. You can set or change a passcode either directly on the Apple Watch itself, or by using the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, giving this app a command and then entering the passcode on your Apple Watch.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#How_to_Secure_Your_Apple_Watch_with_a_Passcode\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> How to Secure Your Apple Watch with a Passcode<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Setting_or_Changing_the_Passcode_on_Your_Apple_Watch\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> Setting or Changing the Passcode on Your Apple Watch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Setting_or_Changing_the_Passcode_from_the_Apple_Watch_App\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.2<\/span> Setting or Changing the Passcode from the Apple Watch App<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Links\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"How_to_Secure_Your_Apple_Watch_with_a_Passcode\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>How to Secure Your Apple Watch with a Passcode<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Setting_or_Changing_the_Passcode_on_Your_Apple_Watch\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Setting or Changing the Passcode on Your Apple Watch<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Raise your wrist to wake the Apple Watch and display the watch face.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Click the\u00a0<em>Digital Crown<\/em>\u00a0to display the Home screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On the\u00a0<em>Home\u00a0<\/em>screen, tap\u00a0<em>Settings<\/em>\u00a0to display the <em>Settings<\/em> screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>Passcode<\/em>\u00a0to display the\u00a0<em>Passcode<\/em>\u00a0screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Now you can tap\u00a0<em>Disable Passcode<\/em>\u00a0to turn it off. In this case, when disabling the passcode, you must enter your current passcode.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">You can set the\u00a0<em>Unlock with iPhone<\/em>\u00a0switch to<em> Off<\/em> to disable unlocking the Apple Watch along with your iPhone.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>Change Passcode\u00a0<\/em>to change it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">When the\u00a0<em>Enter Current Passcode\u00a0<\/em>screen appears, type your current passcode.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">When the <em>Enter New Passcode<\/em>\u00a0screen appears, type the new passcode.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">When the\u00a0<em>Re-Enter New Passcode<\/em>\u00a0screen appears, type your new passcode again. Now, your Apple Watch will start using the new passcode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Setting_or_Changing_the_Passcode_from_the_Apple_Watch_App\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Setting or Changing the Passcode from the Apple Watch App<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On your iPhone, press\u00a0<em>Home<\/em>\u00a0to display the\u00a0<em>Home<\/em>\u00a0screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On the <em>Home<\/em> screen, tap Apple Watch to open the Apple Watch app.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>My Watch<\/em>\u00a0to see the\u00a0<em>My Watch<\/em>\u00a0screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On the\u00a0<em>My Watch<\/em>\u00a0screen, tap\u00a0<em>Passcode<\/em>\u00a0to display the\u00a0<em>Passcode<\/em>\u00a0screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">You can tap\u00a0<em>Turn Passcode Off<\/em>\u00a0to turn off the passcode. In this case you must enter the existing passcode on the Apple Watch.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">You can set the\u00a0<em>Simple Passcode<\/em>\u00a0switch to\u00a0<em>Off<\/em>\u00a0to enable setting a passcode longer than four characters.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">You can set the\u00a0<em>Unlock with iPhone<\/em>\u00a0switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0to unlock the Apple Watch when you unlock your iPhone.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">You can set the\u00a0<em>Erase Dat<\/em>a\u00a0switch to <em>On<\/em> to have the Apple Watch erase all data after ten failed passcode attempts. In fact, you should set the <em>Erase Data<\/em> switch to\u00a0<em>On<\/em>\u00a0for security, in order to keep your Apple Watch safe any time you are not wearing the device. On the contrary, if children get their hands on your Apple Watch, you are likely to find its contents erased in short order, if you enable\u00a0<em>Erase Data<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Tap\u00a0<em>Change Passcode<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On the Apple Watch, enter your new passcode.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Re-enter the new passcode.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note:\u00a0<\/em>You can recover your Apple Watch after losing your passcode. Reset the Apple Watch and restore the settings and data from backup. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/apple\/erase-apple-watch-restore-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Erase Apple Watch and Restore it from Backup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span id=\"Links\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Links<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Saving money for a new Apple Watch? Sell the old model to iGotOffer for the best price online. Free instant quote, free fully insured shipping, fast and secure payment: <a href=\"https:\/\/igotoffer.com\/wearable\/apple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sell old Mac mini<\/a> for the highest price. Check our prices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As your Apple Watch may contain sensitive and personal data, you should secure it with a passcode. 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