Don't forget to back up your old Apple Watch before switching to Series 5How do you back up your Apple Watch? Automatically!
Apple offers automatic backup services for most of its devices these days, and your Apple Watch is no exception. Here's how the Apple Watch syncs your essential data, and how you can force it to trigger a backup.
How Apple Watch backups work
What will my iPhone sync?
What won't my iPhone sync?
How often does my Apple Watch sync?
Does my Watch backup live locally or in iCloud?
Can Apple Watch save data even when it's not connected to iPhone?
What is an Apple Watch backup?
Can I move Apple Watch backups to a new iPhone?
How to manually back up your Apple Watch
How to restore your Apple Watch from backup
How Apple Watch backups work
Whenever your Watch is connected your iPhone via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, it automatically syncs your latest Health, Workout, Activity, and app data. The first three bits get synced to the Health app, where they're either encrypted and stored in iCloud or stored as part of your encrypted iPhone backup. Your a...
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Don't forget to back up your old Apple Watch before switching to Series 5