Lock your watch screen
You can lock your screen when you're not wearing the watch. Your watch also locks automatically if it loses its Bluetooth connection with your phone.
- If you can't see your screen, wake up the watch.
- From the top of the screen, swipe down.
- Tap General 👁 and then
Security 👁 and then
Lock.- Wear 2: Tap Settings 👁 Settings
👁 and then
Personalization 👁 and then
Screen Lock.
- Wear 2: Tap Settings 👁 Settings
- Choose how you want to lock your screen and follow the instructions.
- To turn off screen lock, enter your unlock pattern, pin, or password. Then, scroll down and tap None 👁 and then
Confirm 👁 Done
.
- To turn off screen lock, enter your unlock pattern, pin, or password. Then, scroll down and tap None 👁 and then
If you forget your unlock pattern, pin, or password
If you forget how to unlock your watch, you need to factory reset your watch.
Tip: After you reset your watch to factory settings, all apps, settings, and data on your watch are erased.
Step 1: Disconnect and reset your watch
- On your iPhone, open the Wear OS app 👁 Wear OS by Google
or the companion app for your device. - At the bottom, tap Advanced Settings.
- At the bottom, tap Disconnect 👁 and then
Disconnect.
Step 2: Forget your watch on your iPhone
- On your iPhone, open the Settings app.
- Tap Bluetooth.
- Next to the device you want to forget, tap Information 👁 Information
👁 and then
Forget this device. - To confirm, tap Forget Device.
Step 3: Set up your watch and phone from the beginning
- On your iPhone, open the Wear OS app 👁 Wear OS by Google
or the companion app for your device. - Tap Start setup.
- To finish reconnecting your watch, follow the instructions on your iPhone.
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