Are you prepared to upgrade from your Series 7 Apple Watch to the new Series 8, Ultra, or SE? Or perhaps all you need to do is sync your old Apple Watch with your new iPhone? Learn how to easily connect a new or current Apple Watch with an iPhone without losing data by following these instructions, which include a new procedure in iOS 16.
Backups of your Apple Watch are created automatically and stored on the iPhone that it is linked with. However, there isn’t a location in Settings where you can check the date of the most recent automatic backup or manually backup your Apple Watch.
Continue reading to learn how to back up your Apple Watch and prepare to upgrade to a new one.
You must take care of that before upgrading to a new iPhone 14 (or any other new model).
Bluetooth pairings, credit or debit cards used for Apple Pay, the Apple Watch password, and messages are excluded from Apple Watch backups, according to the company.
How to pair Apple Watch with a new iPhone
New with iOS 16 – automatic transfer for existing Apple Watch
With the release of iOS 16, transferring an Apple Watch from your old iPhone to your new one should be a brand-new, simple process.
- Make sure to configure your new iPhone, restore from a backup, or transfer data from your previous iPhone using the Quick Transfer option.
- Make sure your Apple Watch is on your wrist after configuring your new iPhone (and passcode entered)
- Look for a message saying “Pair Watch with New iPhone” on your watch.
- Select OK.
- You may keep wearing your watch while the transfer takes place; even your earlier-in-the-day exercises and Ring progress will continue following the transfer.
How To Transfer An Apple Watch & What Could Go Wrong
On occasion, an Apple Watch won’t sync correctly with a new iPhone. Open the Settings app on the old iPhone, then hit the ‘iCloud’ option at the top of the screen to confirm the user’s health and fitness data is stored. Next, enable the “Health” toggle in the list to sync health information with iCloud. The old iPhone should then have a backup on a PC or in iCloud. Every time an iPhone is backed up, a linked Apple Watch is likewise saved.
Users can configure their new iPhones after updating everything to the most recent software and making a backup. On occasion, an Apple Watch won’t sync correctly with a new iPhone. Open the Settings app on the old iPhone, then hit the ‘iCloud’ option at the top of the screen to confirm the user’s health and fitness data is stored. Next, enable the “Health” toggle in the list to sync health information with iCloud. The old iPhone should then have a backup on a PC or in iCloud. Every time an iPhone is backed up, a linked Apple Watch is likewise saved.
Users can configure their new iPhones after updating everything to the most recent software and making a backup.
The Apple Watch app will occasionally display the “Start Pairing” page when an Apple Watch refuses to transfer during setup. The only method to move the Apple Watch if this shows up on a user’s new iPhone is to unpair it and start the setup procedure over from scratch. Users may link the smartwatch with the new iPhone by following the on-screen instructions after wiping and restarting their Apple Watch. Users have the option to restore the Apple Watch using the prior backup they have made. It is possible to move an Apple Watch to a new iPhone without losing any data, albeit it may not always be a simple procedure.