Activating your Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic Android Wear OS

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Activating your smartwatch

You need to activate your smartwatch before using it for the first time and after a factory reset.

Press and hold the Home key until your smartwatch is turned on.

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Press and hold the Home key until your smartwatch is turned on.

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Press the required language.

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Press the confirm icon.

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Press the required region.

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Press Restart.

Place your smartwatch next to your phone.

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Place your smartwatch next to your phone.

Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your phone. Please note that if you're not using a Samsung phone, there may be some differences in relation to the following steps.

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On your phone: Press Galaxy Wearable.

Make sure you've installed the application Galaxy Wearable on your phone.

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On your phone: Press Continue.

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On your phone: Press Allow.

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On your phone: Check that the code is identical to the code displayed on your smartwatch.

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On your phone: Press Confirm.

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On your phone: Press Sign in and follow the instructions on the screen to log on with your Samsung account or to create a new Samsung account if don't have one already.

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On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Continue.

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On your phone: Press Allow.

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On your phone: Press Allow.

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On your phone: Press I agree.

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On your phone: Press the required setting.

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On your phone: Press the required Google account.

Your Google account is used to install new apps, watch faces and more on your smartwatch.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Enter your password.

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On your phone: Key in the password for your Google account and press Next.

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On your phone: Press Skip.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Continue.

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On your phone: Press Allow.

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On your phone: Press Allow.

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On your phone: Follow the instructions on the screen to select the required settings and press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: Press Next.

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On your phone: To set up mobile data on your smartwatch, follow the instructions on the screen to finish setting up your smartwatch.

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On your phone: To set up mobile data on your smartwatch later, press Skip.

See how to set up mobile data on your smartwatch later after activation.

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On your phone: When this screen is displayed, your smartwatch is activated and synchronised with your phone.

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