Changing the band is one of the easiest ways to customize your Apple Watch. Let’s first look at how to simply locate your watch when it is nearby and then move onto more drastic measures like remote locking and wiping.Apple Watch is not just a device that keeps you connected and informed, but it's also a fashion accessory. You’re running up-to-date iOS and watchOS, you’ve enabled Find My Phone (automatically dragging your Apple Watch along for the ride), and now your watch is missing. Don’t worry though, there’s no additional setup: any Apple Watch that is paired with an iPhone that has Find My Phone enabled automatically adds the Apple Watch to your list of devices. RELATED: How to Track, Disable, and Wipe a Lost iPhone, iPad, or Macįinally, and we completely understand what a bitter discovery this will be if you’re reading this article after you’ve already lost your watch and are in a panic, you need to enable the Find My Phone feature on the iPhone your Apple Watch is paired with in advance, or the features won’t be accessible. All features work on all Apple Watches as long as they are within Bluetooth range of their companion iPhone, but only the Apple Watch Series 2 has built-in Wi-Fi and GPS which allow the features to work if the phone is far away. In addition, the kind of Find My Watch features you’ll have access to and the range at which they work is limited by which hardware version of the Apple Watch you have. (If you’ve never updated your watch before and want a run through, check out our guide to updating the Apple Watch here.)

First and foremost, in order to even take advantage of the find-my-watch feature, you need to be running iOS 10 or higher and watchOS 3 or higher.

In order to find your Apple Watch, you’ll need up-to-date software and a little bit of prep work.

RELATED: How to Update Your Apple Watch to Watch OS 2.0.1 (Or Higher) Whether your Apple Watch is missing because you took it off somewhere in your house, or because it mysteriously went missing from your gym locker, there are several features baked in that will help you locate it (as well as mark it lost and even wipe it).

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