Apple Watch comes with a number of watch face options — from digital themes to analog lookalikes and beyond — many of which can be further customized with sub-features called complications. There’s a feature of the Apple Watch Swimming Activity where a countdown appears on screen while a beeping noise appears and suddenly, the watch screen is locked and it’s time to swim! While this provides a nice official start to your workout, the only impact that locking the screen has is to prevent water from interacting with the screen. Once in the app, from the 'My Watch' tab, select 'Passcode.' You will need to unlock your Apple Watch before you can proceed, but only if it's currently locked. If all of the options on this screen are grayed out, this means that your Apple Watch has been locked again, and you'll need to unlock it again to open up the options on the iPhone. Enter your Apple ID password Press Unpair to disable Activation Lock on Apple Watch. It will take few minutes and finally you will be able to unpair Apple Watch form your iPhone and now you have removed activation lock on Apple Watch. Turning off Activation Lock on Apple Watch can be very useful and helpful for many of the users. Activate your Apple Watch with the new password. Once you’re signed out, log back in using your email address and new credential. This can actually resolve the problem. Restart both iPhone & Apple Watch. This is my favorite solution of all time, and it work for most of the problem I’ve encountered with my Apple Watch.
There’s a feature of the Apple Watch Swimming Activity where a countdown appears on screen while a beeping noise appears and suddenly, the watch screen is locked and it’s time to swim! While this provides a nice official start to your workout, the only impact that locking the screen has is to prevent water from interacting with the screen.
Without getting into a long, scientific explanation about touchscreens and pool water, the Apple Watch touch screen is affected by the pool water. The Apple Watches use capacitative touch screens, which are activated by the changes in the electrostatic field across their surfaces caused by your conductive finger. Since pool water contains many dissolved ions, it is similarly conductive and can simulate touch. By locking the screen, Apple is preventing any “accidental touches” that the pool water may create that could disrupt your swim.
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The Swim.com app has been designed in a way that touches on the screen only act to scroll between views while you’re swimming. Once you’re done your swim, the Swim.com app uses Force Touch to end the swim, which cannot be activated by the conductivity of the water alone.
But what about that nifty feature Apple demoed where water is ejected from the Apple Watch Series 2 at the end of the swim? That also has no effect on how waterproof your Apple Watch is, but it does clear the water out of the hole for the microphone/speaker so that the sound isn’t distorted. It’s a cool feature to have, but Apple doesn’t have an API present to enact it in our app at this time. You can start and end a Pool Swim from the Activity app to get the same benefit, but in our experience, the water clears out of the speaker/microphone hole pretty quickly anyway.
Short answer: No. Locking the screen has no impact on how waterproof your watch is.
If you’d like to find out more about Apple Watch 2’s water resistance rating and what you can and can’t do with the watch, please visit this article at Apple Support: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205000
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Here's how it works
Find My can help you locate and protect your missing Apple Watch. If you already set up Find My iPhone on your paired iPhone, it's automatically enabled on your Apple Watch too. So if your watch is lost or stolen, you can use Find My to help you find it again. And thanks to Activation Lock, your Apple ID and password are required before anyone can erase your Apple Watch and use it with their iPhone.
When you use Find My, your Apple Watch with GPS and cellular can use GPS and a trusted Wi-Fi or cellular connection to show you its approximate location. Apple Watch with GPS can use GPS and a trusted Wi-Fi connection. Since Apple Watch Series 1 doesn't have GPS, you'll see the location of your paired iPhone or its Wi-Fi connection.
See your watch on a map
Sign in at iCloud.com or use the Find My app to see your watch on a map. If your watch is nearby, you can play a sound to help you find it.
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.
If you find your watch on the map and it's nearby, you can tap or click Play Sound. Your watch rings until you tap Dismiss.
If you don't see your watch on the map, then it might not be connected to Wi-Fi, cellular, or your paired iPhone.
Put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode
If your Apple Watch goes missing, you can immediately lock it from iCloud.com or your paired iPhone. Just place your watch in Lost Mode. Then you can send it a custom message with your phone number. So if someone finds your Apple Watch, they know how to contact you.
Apple mac keyboard layout diagram. On an iOS device:
- Open Find My and tap or click 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've put your Apple Watch in Lost Mode.
Turn off or cancel Lost Mode
If you find your missing Apple Watch, tap Unlock on your watch, then enter your passcode. Lost Mode will automatically turn off, and you can start using your watch again as normal. You can also turn off Lost Mode from your paired iPhone or iCloud.com.
On your computer
- Sign in to iCloud.com with your Apple ID.
- Open Find iPhone.
- Click All Devices, then click your Apple Watch.
- Click Lost Mode > Stop Lost Mode, then click Stop Lost Mode again to confirm.
On your iPhone
- Open the Find My app and tap your missing Apple Watch.
- Tap Activated in the Mark As Lost section.
- Tap Turn Off Mark As Lost, then tap Turn Off to confirm.
If you don't see your Apple Watch on the map
Lock Apple Watch Screen
If you didn't turn on Find My [device] before your Apple Watch was lost or stolen and your watch isn't connected to Wi-Fi, cellular, or your paired iPhone, you can't use it to locate your device. However, you can use these steps to help protect your information:
- Place your Apple Watch in Lost Mode. When your watch is in Lost Mode, your passcode is required before anyone can turn off Find My, erase your watch, or pair it with another iPhone.
- Change your Apple ID password. When you change your Apple ID password, you can prevent anyone from accessing your iCloud information or from using other services from your missing device.
- Report your lost or stolen device to local law enforcement. Law enforcement might request the serial number of your device. Find your device serial number.
Find My is the only way that you can track or locate a lost or missing device. If Find My isn't enabled on your watch before it goes missing, there is no other Apple service that can find, track, or otherwise flag your device for you.
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How Can I Lock My Apple Watch
- You can get help using Find My if you don't see your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
- If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen. Or if your Mac is lost or stolen.
- Turn off Find My Activation Lock on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Find your Apple Watch serial number, even without your watch.