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how do you connect your apple watch to a diffrent device when it’s already connected to a device

I have my apple watch connected to a phone but the phone has been taken back to verizon. I have a new phone know but my watch is still connected to my old phone so my question is how to connect my watch to my new phone

iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 31, 2023 1:08 PM

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Jul 31, 2023 2:01 PM in response to Audrey_Dias

Follow these steps in order to unpair your watch from your old phone and pair it with your new phone


Your Apple Watch might still be paired with your old iPhone. Use the steps below to unpair:

  1. Erase your Apple Watch
  2. Set up your new iPhone and sign in to iCloud. If you've already set up and signed in, skip this step.
  3. Open the Apple Watch app on your new iPhone, then pair your watch with your new iPhone.
  4. Try to restore from a backup. Make sure that your iPhone and Apple Watch are up to date; if they're not, you might not see your backup in the list. You will lose Activity, Workouts, or settings on your watch that changed between the last backup and now. If you use iCloud in iOS 11 and later, Health and Activity data is stored in iCloud and automatically kept up to date on devices where you're signed in with the same Apple ID. 
    • If you’re asked to restore from a watch backup, select the most recent backup. 
    • If you don't have a backup, you need to set up your Apple Watch as new. 
  1. Follow the onscreen steps to finish setting up.
  2. Start using your Apple Watch with your new iPhone. You might need to wait a few days for all your iCloud data to appear.


Please be aware that iCloud does not sync or store activity data

how do you connect your apple watch to a diffrent device when it’s already connected to a device

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