Had to do a restore of my backup to my iPhone and lost all my apple watch activity this is garbage that it is not backed up. So basically you work to get all of the Achievements and loose them when you get a new phone. Cannot believe this is how it is. I am not very happy that i lost all the achievements that i worked hard to get.
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Never mind found that you have to use encrypted backup in iTunes or and iCloud backup in order to backup Health and Fitness information that includes your activity data. Boy i wish i knew that.
Why in the heck do we need to do an encrypted backup to back up the Apple Watch data. I back my iPhone up routinely. This is just nonsense. Since I back up to my computer and not the cloud I do not see why space is an issue.
Anyway, at least I know where 5 months of data went.
rickkp wrote:
Why in the heck do we need to do an encrypted backup to back up the Apple Watch data.
An encrypted backup is required in order for sensitive data to be included, such as passwords, Activity data, Health data and Wi-Fi settings.
You can either backup via iTunes, making sure to choose the option to "Encrypt iPhone backup", or via iCloud (where backups are encrypted as standard).
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rickkp wrote:
Why in the heck do we need to do an encrypted backup to back up the Apple Watch data. I back my iPhone up routinely. This is just nonsense. Since I back up to my computer and not the cloud I do not see why space is an issue.
Anyway, at least I know where 5 months of data went.
It does not have to do with space, it has to do with encryption. You seem to be thinking of compression, that has to do with space. Encryption has to do with making sure all of the heath data is encrypted to protect it, in compliance with HIPPA standards for the US health industry. You will see information by the Encryption button in iTunes regarding the backup of health data.
Information about regular backups of the watch can be found here, in the User Guide. http://help.apple.com/watch/#/apdaa8cc32e8
OK, I stand corrected on compression vs protection, my mistake.
That would be if I had a laptop and used the iCloud for backups - need for encryption..
Since I have a desktop and do not use iCloud for backups and since that data never leaves my computer why should I have to encrypt it? Since my 4th drive is my Time Machine drive I see no need to do "off site".
So, I guess that if the only way to be able to recover data is by using encrypted backups, then just WHY are non-encrypted ones allowed at all?
That is a valid question, especially considering that I have been backing up my iPhone since I got one back in 2006 or so. So since Apple "senses" what devices you have then they should present a notice that backups will now be encrypted (because you have an Apple Watch).
The need for encryption is what it is. Users can choose to encrypt or not. The discussion of why Apple does what they do is prohibited here on the forum by the TOS, you no one here could answer your "WHY" question.
You can share your opinion with Apple on their feedback page, http://www.apple.com/feedback and click on the appropriate subject area.
Had to do a restore of my backup of my iPhone to a new Phone and lost all my apple watch activity this is garbage that it is not backed up.
