Use these steps to remove your personal information from your Pixel Watch before giving the watch to its new owner. We also recommend that you delete your eSIM from your watch to avoid access to your texts and phone calls. Erasing your eSIM is similar to removing a physical SIM from your phone.
Note: After you have erased the eSIM, make sure that your watch plan is cancelled.
Before you sell, give away or trade in your Pixel Watch
Step 1: Back up your Pixel Watch data
Back up your existing watch
Before you make any changes, we recommend backing up your existing Pixel Watch so that the settings and other data are saved.
Note: Backup can take up to a few days to be completed so make sure that you back up your watch a few days before you begin the transfer process.
- Make sure that your watch is connected to Wi-Fi and place your watch on its charger.
- On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app
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- Tap Google
Backup
Backup Step 2: Use either the app or the watch to delete your data and eSIM from the watch
Use the app to delete your data
- Keep your phone and watch close together.
- On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app
- Go to Settings
- Select Erase eSIM
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- Tap Reset watch.
Use the watch to delete your data
- Fully charge and power on your Google Pixel Watch.
- On Google Pixel Watch, swipe down
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- Tap System
- Select Erase eSIM
Step 3: Connect and restore your backed up data to a new watch
Connect a new watch to your phone
- On your phone, open the Google Pixel Watch app
- If you've had a previously paired watch, scroll up and tap the two watches icon called Show my devices
- When you set up the Google Pixel Watch, select the backup that you want to restore.
- If you had a passcode on your old Pixel Watch, enter it on your new watch.
- Keep your new watch on its charger and tap OK. Your new watch will automatically restore the apps, data, settings, watch face and tiles that were set on your old watch.