How to transfer an Apple Watch to a new iPhone

How to transfer an Apple Watch to a new iPhone

Just got a new iPhone? Here's how to move your Apple Watch so that you don't lose any data!

If you're the lucky owner of a new iPhone 8 or planning on picking up Apple's iPhone X, you may be wondering what to do about your current Apple Watch. Here's how to move your current wearable to your new iPhone!

How to prepare your Apple Watch for moving to a new iPhone
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Want to find out how you can pair a new watch with an existing iPhone? Here's how to set that up.

How to prepare your Apple Watch for moving to a new iPhone

Unlike your iPhone, there's no easy way to manually make a backup of your Apple Watch to iCloud. This is because Apple Watch backups aren't even really backups at all: Your watch borrows most of its data from its paired iPhone, and as such, that data is all saved to your iPhone's iCloud or iTunes ...

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