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What You Need to Lock Your iPhone With Your Apple Watch First, you need to make sure you have the right iPhone, Apple Watch, and operating systems to do this trick. You’ll need an iPhone running at least iOS 14.5 or a later software update. That means an iPhone 6s or newer model. You can check your current software version by going to Settings General Software Update. You’ll also need at least an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer running at least watchOS 7. You can check your current version from your iPhone by going to the Watch app General Software Update. Also, you probably already know this, but the iPhone and Apple Watch you’ll be using must be paired together. If you have all of that covered, you can start creating your new Focus mode and shortcut. How to Lock Your iPhone With Your Apple Watch (With a Focus Mode) To start locking your iPhone with your Apple Watch, you’ll need to do three things: 1. First, you need to create a Focus mode. 2. Then, you’ll need to create a shortcut. 3. Last but not least, you’ll also need to create automation. Yes, that’s a few steps, but it’s easier than it sounds. Before we start, keep in mind that the steps may vary depending on your operating system. For this example, we’re using iOS 17.3.1. If you have an older or newer software version, the steps might be slightly different, but you’ll still have to do these three things to make this work. Let’s get started.