How do I install an app that is already installed on my iPhone but it cannot be located in my watch?

How do I install an app on my watch that is already on my phone?

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 7

Posted on Apr 11, 2021 8:10 PM

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Posted on Apr 11, 2021 8:34 PM

Hey MoeRick,


There is an option in the ‘Watch’ app that when turned on whenever you install an app from the App Store on your iPhone, that app will then install automatically on your Apple Watch. For example, you install Gmail on your iPhone and then it automatically installs on your Apple Watch.


Here’s how to turn it on:


  1. Open the ‘Watch’ app on your iPhone.
  2. Click ‘General’.
  3. Toggle ‘Automatic App Install’ ON.


Hoped that helped.


Cheers, Zodian8

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Apr 11, 2021 8:34 PM in response to MoeRick

Hey MoeRick,


There is an option in the ‘Watch’ app that when turned on whenever you install an app from the App Store on your iPhone, that app will then install automatically on your Apple Watch. For example, you install Gmail on your iPhone and then it automatically installs on your Apple Watch.


Here’s how to turn it on:


  1. Open the ‘Watch’ app on your iPhone.
  2. Click ‘General’.
  3. Toggle ‘Automatic App Install’ ON.


Hoped that helped.


Cheers, Zodian8

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