Apple Watch Series 5

Apple Watch Series 5

watchOS 8

Activate your Apple Watch Series 5 watchOS 8

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You need to activate your Apple Watch before using it for the first time and after a factory reset.

Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.
Step 1 of 29

1. Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.

Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on 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.
Step 2 of 29

1. Connect your Apple Watch and 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.

Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone.
On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.
Step 3 of 29

1. Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.

Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone.
On your phone: Press Set Up for Myself.
Step 4 of 29

2. Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up for Myself.

If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content.
On your phone: Press Set Up Apple Watch.
Step 5 of 29

2. Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up Apple Watch.

If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content.
On your phone: Press the required setting and select on which wrist you want to wear the watch.
Step 6 of 29

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 Continue.
Step 7 of 29

3. Select general settings

On your phone: Press Continue.

On your phone: Press Agree.
Step 8 of 29

3. Select general settings

On your phone: Press Agree.

On your phone: Press Enter Password.
Step 9 of 29

4. Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Press Enter Password.

On your phone: Key in the password for your Apple ID and press Sign In.
Step 10 of 29

4. Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Key in the password for your Apple ID and press Sign In.

Press the required setting.
Step 11 of 29

5. Turn tracking of workout route on or off

Press the required setting.

On your phone: Press the required setting to turn the function on or off. If you turn on the function, you need to follow the instructions on the screen to set up Siri.
Step 12 of 29

6. Turn use of Siri on or off

On your phone: Press the required setting to turn the function on or off. If you turn on the function, you need to follow the instructions on the screen to set up Siri.

See how to select settings for Siri later after activation.
On your phone: Press the required setting.
Step 13 of 29

7. Select watch settings

On your phone: Press the required setting.

On your phone: Press OK.
Step 14 of 29

7. Select watch settings

On your phone: Press OK.

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.
Step 15 of 29

7. Select watch settings

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

On your phone: Press the required setting.
Step 16 of 29

8. Choose accessibility settings

On your phone: Press the required setting.

On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on use of phone lock code or press Don't Add Passcode.
Step 17 of 29

9. 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.

On your phone: Press Don't Use Passcode.
Step 18 of 29

9. Turn use of phone lock code on or off

On your phone: Press Don't Use Passcode.

On your phone: Press the required setting.
Step 19 of 29

10. Turn automatic update on or off

On your phone: Press the required setting.

On your phone: Press Continue.
Step 20 of 29

11. View information about the emergency call function

On your phone: Press Continue.

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch from Vodafone, you already have a OneNumber Connectivity price plan and this screen should be displayed.
Step 21 of 29

12. Activate mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch from Vodafone, you already have a OneNumber Connectivity price plan and this screen should be displayed.

On your phone: Press Continue.
Step 22 of 29

12. Activate mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Continue.

On your phone: The price plan will be activated once you’ve paired your Apple Watch and your phone and you should see this screen in the Watch app settings on your phone.
Step 23 of 29

12. Activate mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: The price plan will be activated once you’ve paired your Apple Watch and your phone and you should see this screen in the Watch app settings on your phone.

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch elsewhere than from Vodafone, follow the instructions on the screen to set up mobile data on your Apple Watch or press .Not Now.
Step 24 of 29

13. Set up mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch elsewhere than from Vodafone, follow the instructions on the screen to set up mobile data on your Apple Watch or press .Not Now.

See how to set up mobile data later after activation.
On your phone: Press Continue.
Step 25 of 29

14. View information about the watch face

On your phone: Press Continue.

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.
Step 26 of 29

15. 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 the required setting.
Step 27 of 29

15. Install compatible apps from your phone

On your phone: Press the required setting.

On your phone: Press Continue.
Step 28 of 29

15. Install compatible apps from your phone

On your phone: Press Continue.

On your phone: Press OK to finish the activation.
Step 29 of 29

15. Install compatible apps from your phone

On your phone: Press OK to finish the activation.

1. Connect your Apple Watch and your phone

Place your Apple Watch next to your phone.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on 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.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone.
On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your Apple Watch is connected to your phone.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone.

2. Set up your Apple Watch as a new Apple Watch

On your phone: Press Set Up for Myself.
If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content.
On your phone: Press Set Up Apple Watch.
If you've backed up content previously, you can restore the content.

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 Continue.
On your phone: Press Agree.

4. Enter Apple ID password

On your phone: Press Enter Password.
On your phone: Key in the password for your Apple ID and press Sign In.

5. Turn tracking of workout route on or off

Press the required setting.

6. Turn use of Siri on or off

On your phone: Press the required setting to turn the function on or off. If you turn on the function, you need to follow the instructions on the screen to set up Siri.
See how to select settings for Siri later after activation.

7. Select watch settings

On your phone: Press the required setting.
On your phone: Press OK.
On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

8. Choose accessibility settings

On your phone: Press the required setting.

9. 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.
On your phone: Press Don't Use Passcode.

10. Turn automatic update on or off

On your phone: Press the required setting.

11. View information about the emergency call function

On your phone: Press Continue.

12. Activate mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch from Vodafone, you already have a OneNumber Connectivity price plan and this screen should be displayed.
On your phone: Press Continue.
On your phone: The price plan will be activated once you’ve paired your Apple Watch and your phone and you should see this screen in the Watch app settings on your phone.

13. Set up mobile data on your Apple Watch

On your phone: If you've bought your Apple Watch elsewhere than from Vodafone, follow the instructions on the screen to set up mobile data on your Apple Watch or press .Not Now.
See how to set up mobile data later after activation.

14. View information about the watch face

On your phone: Press Continue.

15. 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 the required setting.
On your phone: Press Continue.
On your phone: Press OK to finish the activation.

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