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Connect your Apple Watch and your phone
Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.
1 Connect your Apple Watch and your phone
Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.
On your phone: Press Continue and follow the instructions on your phone to place the watch face in the middle of your phone's camera viewfinder.
On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.
2 Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch
On your phone: Press Set Up as New Apple Watch.
3 Select general settings
On your phone: Press the required setting and select on which wrist you want to wear the watch.
On your phone: Press Agree.
4 Enter Apple ID password
On your phone: Press the field next to "Apple ID" and key in your Apple ID.
On your phone: Press the field next to "Password" and key in the password for your Apple ID.
On your phone: Press Next.
5 Turn Workout Route Tracking on or off
On your phone: Press the required setting to turn the function on or off.
6 Turn use of Siri on or off
On your phone: Press Use Siri and follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of Siri.
On your phone: Press Don't Use Siri to turn off use of Siri.
See how to select settings for Siri later after activation.
7 Turn sharing of your phone's settings on or off
On your phone: Press the required setting.
On your phone: Press OK.
8 Turn use of phone lock code on or off
On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of phone lock code or press Don't Add Passcode.
9 Turn automatic update on or off
On your phone: Press the required setting.
10 View information about the emergency call function
On your phone: Press Continue.
11 View information about mobile data
On your phone: Press Continue.
12 View information about the watch face
On your phone: Press Continue.
13 Install compatible apps from your phone
On your phone: Press Install All to install compatible apps from your phone on your Apple Watch. Wait a moment while the apps are installed.
On your phone: Press OK to finish the activation.