How To Pair Apple Watch To A New Phone
3 once your new iphone is set up it is now time to pair your old apple watch.
How to pair apple watch to a new phone. If you just restored your new iphone from a recent backup pair your devices make sure that your iphone and apple watch are up to date otherwise you might not see your backup in the list. Follow the steps to pair your new watch and iphone. Unpair your apple watch from your old iphone then choose one of these options depending on when you set up your new iphone. The process to pair apple watch with a new iphone is pretty easy and thanks to the magic of icloud or itunes finder.
Open the apple watch app on your iphone and tap the my watch tab. Tap ok on your apple watch then enter its passcode. If you just restored your new iphone from a recent backup pair your devices make sure that your iphone and apple watch are up to date otherwise you might not see your backup in the list. Per apple s instructions for pairing your apple watch to your new iphone start by opening the apple watch app on.
Tap your watch at the top of the screen. Tap pair new watch. When the initial pairing process is completed you will be offered to either set up your apple watch as new or set it up from an existing backup. Once your watch is no longer paired to your old iphone you can now pair it to your new iphone.
After your apple watch resets you will need to choose a language and then you can pair your apple watch with your new iphone either by using the camera or manually. And because your iphone was restored from a backup that backup includes your apple watch data. Since ios 11 2 apple has allowed you to use automatic setup to move both your iphone backup and your apple watch to a new iphone without the unpairing repairing dance. When iphone setup completes your apple watch prompts you to pair it to the new iphone.
When moving an existing apple watch to a new iphone there are two ways to prepare. On your iphone open the apple watch app tap the my watch tab then tap your watch at the top of the screen. Icloud and automatic setup. When you re asked restore from a watch backup.
Pair apple watch to your new iphone. Open up the watch app and start the pairing process between your new iphone and your existing apple watch. When you re asked restore from a watch backup. If your apple watch still can t connect unpair your devices then pair them again.
Continue iphone setup and when prompted choose to use your apple watch with your new iphone. For more information see the apple support article switch your apple watch to a new iphone.