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Can I track my Apple Watch if it's turned off?

For supported devices, Find Devices can locate the device even if it's powered off, in low power mode, or if airplane mode is turned on. Open the Find Devices app on your Apple Watch, then tap a device. If the device can be located: It appears on the map so you can see where it is.

Can police track a stolen Apple Watch?

Since you can't track your Apple Watch's location after it's stolen, the least you can do is go to the police and file a report. Give them as much information as possible, including the serial number of your Apple Watch, which can be found in the Apple Watch app by going to General > About.

How do you find the last location of my Apple Watch if it's dead?

Does Apple Watch track location?

Yes! Your watch knows your location whether you have GPS and Cellular, or just GPS services, and with the Find People app that comes installed on your watch, you can send your location directly from your wrist instead of fiddling with your iPhone while you're out and about.

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How do I know if my Apple Watch is stolen?

Does Apple Watch track location without iPhone?

Apple Watch Series 2 and later and Apple Watch SE have built-in GPS that allows you to get more accurate distance and speed information during an outdoor workout without your paired iPhone.

Can a dead Apple Watch play a sound?

Sorry, but no. First, with a dead battery, it cannot operate any of the radios to listen for your request to make a sound.

What can you do with an Apple Watch that you found?

Helpful answers. If you have found an Apple Watch, the politically correct thing to do is report it to your local police department. Otherwise, no, you cannot pair an already paired Apple Watch to your Apple ID. If the Apple Watch is unpaired, however, yes, you can pair it.

How do I find the owner of a lost Apple Watch?

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You can't find the owner, nobody can find the owner. Hand it in as found property (police if you found it in the street, or a property office there is one for where it was found) and hope the owner guesses where they lost it.

Can Apple Watch be tracked without Wi-Fi?

When your Apple Watch is disconnected—for example, if you're hiking in an area without Wi-Fi or cellular signal, or your iPhone is off—you can still do these things. Track your workouts. See the time and use the Alarm, Timer, and Stopwatch apps. Track your activity goals.

How do you know if someone has an Apple Watch?

Here's how to tell which of those folks have an Apple Watch. Then, on your Apple Watch, access the friends circle and tap on the contact's listing. There, you'll see their full-sized avatar. Beneath that, directly across the bottom center of the screen, you may also see an encircled finger icon.

How far does Apple Watch work away from phone?

Normal Bluetooth range is around 33 feet / 10 meters (this will vary in practice due to wireless interference). Whenever the Apple Watch cannot connect to the iPhone via Bluetooth, it will attempt, as a fallback, to connect to a compatible Wi-Fi network.

Can you reset a stolen Apple Watch?

Erase a lost Apple Watch

Tap My Watch, then tap All Watches. next to your watch, then tap Find My Apple Watch. In the Find My app on your iPhone, tap your watch, then tap Erase This Device.

Can I track my kid with Apple Watch?

The Find My app is a terrific tool for locating your friends, family, and devices. Of course, it's available on iOS and Mac, but you can also use it on your Apple Watch running watchOS 6 or later. So there's no better way to keep track of where your kids or other family members are than right from your wrist.

How far does GPS work on Apple Watch?

About 30 feet which is approximate bluetooth range.

What happens if I buy a stolen Apple Watch?

There is no way around this security feature. Apple will not advise you of the previous owner's contact details, pass your details on to them, unlock the Apple Watch or enable you to trade it in. If you believe that the Apple Watch is, in fact, stolen, then I suggest that you hand it in to the police.

Can I use someone else's Apple Watch?

Before you buy a watch from a third party

Identify the model of Apple Watch. Make sure that the previous owner removed Activation Lock from the watch and that the watch has been erased. They must unpair the watch and remove Activation Lock by entering their Apple ID password, so you can use the watch.

Can you ping a dead iPhone with Apple Watch?

Note: If your iPhone is turned on and in the same location as you, you don't need the Find My app, instead, you can ping a lost iPhone with an Apple Watch or use Siri to find your lost iPhone.

How can I track my iPhone if its offline?

Open the Find My app. Choose the Devices tab or the Items tab. Select your missing device or item, then choose Play Sound. If your device is offline, it won't play a sound until it connects to a network.

Can you track a phone that is turned off?

If you ever get lucky and your missing cell phone is still on, you can use “Find My Device” to locate it in real-time. Otherwise, when your phone is offline, turned off, or out of battery, you will be able to see the last location where your phone can be found, using “Find My Device”.

How do you track your iPhone if its turned off?

Turn on “Find My network” to find your phone when it's off. And that's it! After that, if you can't find your iPhone, then you can track it either by using the Find My app on a Mac (or another iPhone, if you have one) or on any browser by going to iCloud.com/find and signing in using your Apple ID.

How do I get rid of Apple Watch activation lock without previous owner?

Take the watch and it's receipt along with some photo id and any other proof of ownership to an Apple Store and request that they remove the Activation Lock for you.