I set up my Sports Watch 42mm Space Grey on Monday, but I can't find the built-in contacts app anymore on the app screen:
I can still see it in the iPhone Watch app listed under "My Watch" and change it's settings, but I can't get it to show. I know I deleted a bunch of apps from the watch by pressing their "x" their, so I maybe I deleted the contacts app as well.
How do I get it back?
Regards,
Karsten Silz
Watch Sport 42mm, Other OS
Hi,
There is no contacts app for the Apple Watch which is why you cannot see it.
You can set your twelve friends for ease of access using the side button.
It is possible to view your contacts list from within the message and phone apps.
The contacts icon/ option is only in the Apple Watch app so you switch between mirroring your iPhone contacts or setting it to custom for the message and phone apps.
Regards
Thank you! Makes sense. 🙂
Regards
OK, but, if the Contacts app isn't on the watch, what does it mean to mirror the iPhone? I thought that meant that the watch used the same settings as the iPhone for that app.
Is it something that's planned for a future release?
There is a small description about how Contacts are mirrored from the iPhone. It's in the Apple Watch app on the phone.
Pull from iPhone Favorites
Sort Order
Display Order
Short Name
Prefer Nicknames
The Watch will use those settings to display the Favorites of your Contacts. You can see those when you press the Side Button on the Watch
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