How to Find Apple Watch After You’ve Lost or Misplaced It

You can find and safeguard your lost Apple Watch with the use of Find Me. Locate My iPhone is automatically activated on your Apple Watch and any Apple Watches linked via Family Setup if you have previously configured it on your associated iPhone. So, you may utilize Find My to assist you locate your watch if it is stolen or misplaced. Moreover, Activation Lock prevents anyone from erasing their Apple Watch and using it with their iPhone without first needing their Apple ID and password.

Your Apple Watch with GPS and cellular may utilize GPS and a reliable Wi-Fi or cellular connection along with Find My to show you where it is roughly. The GPS-enabled Apple Watch can connect to a reliable Wi-Fi network and use GPS. You will see the location of your associated iPhone or its Wi-Fi connection because Apple Watch Series 1 lacks GPS.

See Your Watch on A Map

For a map view of your watch, sign in at iCloud.com or use the Find My app. You may press Play Sound to locate your watch if it’s closed. Until you press Dismiss, your watch will ring. Your watch could not be linked to Wi-Fi, cellular, or your associated iPhone if you can’t see it on the map.

On Your Computer

Go to iCloud.com, then sign in with your Apple ID.
Open Find iPhone.
Click All Devices, then click your Apple Watch.

On your iPhone

Open the Find My app.
Choose the Devices tab.
Select your Apple Watch to see its location on the map.

Put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode

You may quickly lock your Apple Watch from iCloud.com or your connected iPhone if it disappears. Simply switch to Lost Mode on your watch. A customized message together with your phone number may then be sent to it. Hence, if your Apple Watch is lost, the finder will know how to get in touch with you.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Open Find Me and tap your Apple Watch.
Tap Activate in the Mark As Lost section.
Tap Continue.
Enter a phone number where you can be reached, then tap Next.
Enter a message that you want to show on the watch screen.
Tap Activate.

Find My sends you an email message to confirm that you put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode.

Turn Off or Cancel Lost Mode

Tap Unlock on your watch, then enter your passcode if you discover your lost Apple Watch. Your watch will immediately exit Lost Mode so that you may resume using it normally. Moreover, you may disable Lost Mode on iCloud.com or your associated iPhone.

Using a Computer

Use your Apple ID to log into iCloud.com.
Click iPhone Locate.
Next, choose your Apple Watch by clicking All Devices.
For confirmation, select Lost Mode > Stop Lost Mode and then select Stop Lost Mode once again.

On the iPhone

Tap your lost Apple Watch in the Find My app.
Under the Mark As a Lost section, tap Active.
Turn Off Mark As Lost, then turn it off again by tapping Turn Off.

If Your Apple Watch Isn’t Displayed on The Map

You can’t use Find My to find your Apple Watch if you didn’t enable it before it was lost or stolen, and if your watch isn’t linked to Wi-Fi, cellular, or your associated iPhone. To help protect your information, however, follow these instructions:

Your Apple Watch should be in lost mode. While your watch is in Lost Mode, no one can turn off Find Me, delete your watch, or link it with another iPhone without your passcode.

Modify the password for your Apple ID. By changing your Apple ID password, you can stop anyone from exploiting your lost iPhone to access your iCloud data or other services.

Inform your local law enforcement of any lost or stolen equipment. The serial number of your gadget can be requested by law police. Get the serial number of your device.

You can only track or find a lost or missing device via Find Me. There is no other Apple service that can help you locate, track, or otherwise identify your device if Find My isn’t turned on on your watch before it goes missing.