Workout from iWatch not syncing to iPhone (apple workout/fitness apps)

I have been unable to get my latest workout to sync with my phone. I could see it on my watch but it never came through to my phone (tho it did recognize my exercise minutes in goals correctly on phone). I have tried the shutting off phone /watch, disabling bluetooth/wireless, changing settings on both iPhone and watch to trigger a sync and nothing. Last workout on Sunday synced fine (missing Tuesday workout), and doesn't seem to have been an update since then so not sure what the issue is.

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Posted on Oct 28, 2020 9:21 AM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2020 1:03 PM

Hello chelseacarter29,


A lot of work goes into completing your workouts, and you want to see this sync with your iPhone. We have some good steps to try and see if we can get your workouts syncing again.


1-Unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch

    • Open the Watch app on the iPhone.
    • Go the My Watch tab and tap All Watches.
    • Tap the "i" icon next to the watch to unpair.
    • Tap Unpair Apple Watch.​
      • Unpairing the watch erases it and triggers a backup.
      • For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep the cellular plan when prompted.


2-On iPhone, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Turn Health on if it isn't already on.


3-Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup. Then tap “Back Up Now.” Wait for the data to back up.

    • If you can't back up using iCloud, you can restore it from an encrypted iTunes/local backup that was taken from a device running iOS 13. (A non-encrypted iTunes or local backup resolves the issue, but previous health data will be lost).


4-Once you have a backup:

    • Open the Health app on the iPhone, tap Profile from the top right. At the very bottom of the screen, it should say: "Health data was last backed up at..."​
    • If the time listed isn't recent, wait for the backup to complete. Then check the Health app again to verify you have a recent backup.


5-Erase all content and settings from the iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Reset. Tap Erase All Content and Settings.


6-When the iPhone restarts, you will get the option to set up as new or restore from a backup. You can choose to restore from an iCloud backup, restore from an encrypted local backup from iOS 13, or set up as new. 


7-After the iPhone has been restored, pair your Apple Watch. 

    • ​On the iPhone, open the Watch app.
    • Tap Start Pairing.
    • Tap Restore from Backup.
    • Choose the most recent backup to restore.



If you still have trouble getting your information to sync, you may want to contact Apple Support.


Take care!

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Nov 1, 2020 1:03 PM in response to chelseacarter29

Hello chelseacarter29,


A lot of work goes into completing your workouts, and you want to see this sync with your iPhone. We have some good steps to try and see if we can get your workouts syncing again.


1-Unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone: Unpair and erase your Apple Watch

    • Open the Watch app on the iPhone.
    • Go the My Watch tab and tap All Watches.
    • Tap the "i" icon next to the watch to unpair.
    • Tap Unpair Apple Watch.​
      • Unpairing the watch erases it and triggers a backup.
      • For GPS + Cellular models, choose to keep the cellular plan when prompted.


2-On iPhone, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud. Turn Health on if it isn't already on.


3-Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup. Then tap “Back Up Now.” Wait for the data to back up.

    • If you can't back up using iCloud, you can restore it from an encrypted iTunes/local backup that was taken from a device running iOS 13. (A non-encrypted iTunes or local backup resolves the issue, but previous health data will be lost).


4-Once you have a backup:

    • Open the Health app on the iPhone, tap Profile from the top right. At the very bottom of the screen, it should say: "Health data was last backed up at..."​
    • If the time listed isn't recent, wait for the backup to complete. Then check the Health app again to verify you have a recent backup.


5-Erase all content and settings from the iPhone. Go to Settings > General > Reset. Tap Erase All Content and Settings.


6-When the iPhone restarts, you will get the option to set up as new or restore from a backup. You can choose to restore from an iCloud backup, restore from an encrypted local backup from iOS 13, or set up as new. 


7-After the iPhone has been restored, pair your Apple Watch. 

    • ​On the iPhone, open the Watch app.
    • Tap Start Pairing.
    • Tap Restore from Backup.
    • Choose the most recent backup to restore.



If you still have trouble getting your information to sync, you may want to contact Apple Support.


Take care!

Nov 10, 2020 11:16 PM in response to chuck_3rd

Today another workout went missing, tho several others between my initial post and now have been fine, so thought maybe a update had resolved - nope! Followed all of the instructions and have reloaded both watch and phone from backups and both workouts are still missing. No difference as far as I can tell at this point, but did not pull the workouts off the phone (and I can still see today's workout on my watch after restoring from the backup). Seems there is some sync issue with workouts occasionally from watch to phone (despite phone registering that I have exercised... You just can't see any workout for today to go with the exercise minutes) 🤷🏻‍♀️

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