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Danny61WS Author

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Compass app gone

Deleted or missing compass app from watch and phone.

Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 9

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 9:24 PM

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Danny61WS Author

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4 points

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 9:27 PM

If this happens to you , intentionally or unintentional all you have to do is use your phone to go to the App Store , type in Compass and look for the App with the cloud above. The icon does not necessarily match. This is the one you need, assuming you haven’t downloaded any other compass app already. But you must replace it on your phone for it to show up on your watch.

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Danny61WS Author

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Sep 8, 2023 9:27 PM in response to Danny61WS

If this happens to you , intentionally or unintentional all you have to do is use your phone to go to the App Store , type in Compass and look for the App with the cloud above. The icon does not necessarily match. This is the one you need, assuming you haven’t downloaded any other compass app already. But you must replace it on your phone for it to show up on your watch.

Sep 9, 2023 10:44 AM in response to Danny61WS

To add a little background to Danny61WS's excellent answer:

Delete built-in Apple apps from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Sep 8, 2023 9:34 PM in response to Danny61WS

It's probably still on your phone but hidden somewhere. Just pull down the screen until the search box appears, and do a search.

So much better than the old days where kids like the Famous Five always had to carry around everything in their pockets like a compass, pencil, penknife, screwdriver, torch, matches, rope, chalk etc

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