Apple Watch Activation Lock in Watch 2.0 prevents the theft of Apple's smart watches, and this because the system will protect them exactly as it happens in the case of the iPhone or iPad. More precisely, a thief who steals an Apple Watch will no longer be able to restore or delete all data without first entering the Apple ID password with which that Apple Watch was connected to the owner's Find My iPhone service.
Apple has been criticized for not offering such functionality for the Apple Watch from the very beginning, but watchOS 2.0 will bring Activation Lock to protect users. At the moment, anyone who steals an Apple Watch can delete the data or restore it without problems, but starting from the fall this will be impossible on watches that have Activation Lock enabled.
Protect your watch with Activation Lock. watchOS 2 includes Activation Lock, a new security feature. Activating your watch requires your iCloud Apple ID and password, so in the event that your Apple Watch is lost or stolen, your information remains safe.
Activation Lock was praised by the US authorities for the fact that it dramatically reduced iPhone or iPad thefts, and for the Apple Watch it will do exactly the same thing from the moment of activation on Apple products. Unfortunately, this will only happen in the fall, so until then we will just have to wait.
