Workout app on Apple Watch is missing!

After the update last night, the Workout app on my watch disappeared and I don't see it in the App Store to reinstall. Restarted watch and phone. Please advise.


iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on May 11, 2023 2:15 PM

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Posted on May 11, 2023 2:22 PM

This worked for another user with exactly the same problem Unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup just created. This should result in no loss of data. It deletes all temp and corrupted files and re-indexes the file system.

Unpair and erase your Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jan 23, 2024 2:50 PM in response to Judith LFR

This was driving me crazy for weeks and all of the answers on the internet seem to be, “just download it from the App Store.” Cool, thanks, can’t find it on the watch store though. But I finally got it:


  1. Find the workout app on your iPhone App Store. It will tell you that it can only be downloaded on the watch.
  2. Click the share icon
  3. Send the link to yourself in a text message
  4. Open your messages on your watch and click the link
  5. It should open the App Store on your watch and voilà, the workout app.

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