Setting up the watch for a Family Member

Apple Watch Series 6 on watchOS 7.4.0

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    Tap the Information icon.

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    Select your preferred language option.

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    Select your region.

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    Tap Start Pairing.

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    Tap Start Pairing on iPhone.

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    Tap Set Up for a Family Member.

    Note: For Family Setup, you can set up an Apple ID for your family member inside of iPhone's Family Sharing settings.

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    Tap Continue.

    Note: In this tutorial we are pairing Apple Watch manually. You can also automatically pair by placing Apple Watch in front of your camera and centering it within the viewfinder.

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    Tap Continue again.

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    Tap Continue again.

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    Tap Pair Apple Watch Manually.

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    Select your Watch.

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    Enter the code displayed on your Watch.

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    Tap Set Up Apple Watch.

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    Select the wrist on which you will wear your Watch.

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    Tap Agree.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Tap Create a Passcode and follow the prompts.

    Note: Setting up Apple Watch for a family member requires an iPhone passcode.

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    Choose the family member that will be using this Apple Watch.

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    Tap Use Existing Apple ID.

    Note: You can set up an Apple ID for your family member by tapping Create New Apple ID.

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    Have your family member sign into their Apple ID.

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    Enter your family members name and date of birth.

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    Have your family member enter their Apple ID password.

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    Tap Set up later.

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    Tap Skip.

    Note: You can share the password for your devices connected wifi by tapping Share.

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    Select your location preferences.

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    Select your Siri preferences.

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    Tap Don't Share.

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    Choose your Messages in iCloud preferences.

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    Tap Set up Later.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Tap Add Emergency Contact.

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    Select a contact to add as an Emergency Contact.

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    Select the relationship of that Emergency Contact.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Tap Set Up Medical ID.

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    Enter your family members information and tap Done.

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    Tap Don't Share.

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    Tap Set up activity.

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    Enter your family members information.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Select your move goal and tap Set move goal.

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    Select your exercise goal and tap Set Exercise goal.

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    Select your stand goal and tap Set Stand Goal.

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    Select your workout route tracking preference.

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    Tap Set up Later.

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    Tap Set up contacts.

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    Enter your contact information and tap Done.

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    Choose what contacts to give your family member and tap Done.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Enter a passcode.

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    Tap Continue.

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    Tap Turn on Schooltime.

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    Select your preferences and tap Done.

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    Tap Ok.

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    You've completed the steps!

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