Ways to make your Apple Watch more private

If you feel like people can easily access your information on your Apple Watch , don't worry, you can apply the security tips below to fix that.

How to secure Apple Watch

• Create Passcode
• Don't use simple passwords
• Don't unlock your Apple Watch with your iPhone
• Delete Apple Watch data after 10 failed passcode attempts
• Lock Apple Watch when you're not wearing it

Create Passcode

When you start using your Apple Watch, you will be asked to create a passcode so that only you can access it after locking the device. Here's how to create an Apple Watch passcode:

How to create Apple Watch passcode on iPhone:

1. Open the Watch app.
2. Scroll down and go to Passcode .
3. Tap Turn Passcode On .
4. Enter the 4-digit passcode you want to use on Apple Watch.
5. Re-enter the passcode to confirm it.

How to create passcode on Apple Watch

1. Click the crown icon to access Home Screen .
2. Touch the Settings icon .
3. Scroll down and select Passcode .
4. Tap Turn Passcode On .
5. Enter the 4-digit password you want to use.
6. Re-enter it to confirm.

Don't use simple passwords

By default, the passcode will only be 4 digits long. This is not the safest way to ensure privacy for Apple Watch. Luckily, you can change this to use up to 10 numbers for the passcode. Just do the following:

How to simply disable passcode on iPhone:

1. Open the Watch app.
2. Scroll down and select Passcode .
3. Turn off Simple Passcode .
4. Enter the current passcode on Apple Watch.
5. Enter your new passcode. You can use up to 10 numbers.
6. Tap OK when done.

How to turn off simple passcode settings on Apple Watch

1. Click the crown icon on Apple Watch.
2. Go to Settings .
3. Scroll down and select Passcode.
4. Turn off Simple Passcode .
5. Enter current passcode.
6. Enter a new passcode, which can be up to 10 numbers long.
7. Tap OK once completed.

Don't unlock your Apple Watch with your iPhone

While there are many ways to lock and unlock your Apple Watch, that doesn't mean you should use them all. If your Apple Watch is locked, you can automatically open it without using a passcode if you have an iPhone. Although convenient, this is not a good method to secure Apple Watch. Here's how to turn this feature off.

How to turn off unlocking Apple Watch with iPhone on iPhone

1. Open the Watch app .
2. Scroll down and tap Passcode .
3. Turn off Unlock with iPhone .

How to turn off unlocking with iPhone on Apple Watch

1. Click the crown icon to open the Home Screen.
2. Go to Settings .
3. Scroll down and select Passcode .
4. Scroll down again and turn off Unlock with iPhone .

Delete Apple Watch data after 10 failed passcode attempts

Apple Watch has a great feature that automatically deletes all data if someone enters the wrong password after 10 times.

How to enable data deletion on iPhone

1. Open the Watch app.
2. Scroll down and select Passcode.
3. Turn on Erase Data .

How to enable data deletion on Apple Watch

Click the crown icon.

1. Go to Settings .
2. Scroll down and tap Passcode .
3. Scroll down again and enable Erase Data .

Be cautious with this feature. You can delete data if you don't remember the passcode to your Apple Watch.

Lock Apple Watch when you're not wearing it

One of the best ways to make your Apple Watch more private is to automatically lock it when you're not wearing it. The Wrist Detection feature will help you do this.

How to turn on Wrist Detection on iPhone

1. Open the Watch app .
2. Select Passcode .
3. Turn on Wrist Detection if it is not already enabled by default.
4. Enter the passcode on your Apple Watch .
5. If necessary, unlock Appe Watch again.

How to turn on Wrist Detection on Apple Watch

1. Click the crown icon.
2. Go to Settings .
3. Scroll down and select Passcode .
4. Scroll down again and turn on Wrist Detection if it's turned off.
5. Enter passcode on Apple Watch.

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