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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