How to Connect an Apple Watch to Your New iPhone
Follow these instructions to connect and pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone to ensure you don’t lose any data.
What to Do If You Don’t Have Your Old iPhone
If you no longer have access to your old iPhone, or if you already erased the iPhone or reset it to factory settings, your Apple Watch could still be paired to the old iPhone. To pair the Watch to your new iPhone, follow these steps: Do this by going to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and make sure the Health slider is set to on/green.
If the iPhone prompts you to confirm that you want to use the Watch, follow the onscreen instructions.If the iPhone prompts you to start pairing the Watch, first unpair it from the old one and then continue.
What to Do If Your Health and Activity Data Is Missing
If you’ve set up your Apple Watch with a new iPhone, you want to be sure that all of your Health and Activity data is present. After all, you don’t want to lose months or even years of health and workout data! If your Health and Activity data is missing, you have a few options.
If You Back Up This Data to iCloud
Make sure your new iPhone is signed into the iCloud account you use on your Watch and on your old iPhone. Next, make sure the Health slider is set to on/green in Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Then, connect it to Wi-Fi. This will start the process of syncing data from iCloud to your phone. Depending on the amount of data, this could take minutes or days.
If You Have a Backup of Your Old iPhone
Try restoring it onto the new iPhone. Remember, the backup has to be encrypted or it won’t include Health and Activity data. If you still have the old iPhone, you can make a new backup and then restore.
If You Didn’t Back Up Your Data to iCloud or Don’t Have Your Old iPhone
Unfortunately you won’t be able to get your data back and will need to start from scratch.
