By Conner Carey Updated 09/22/2022 * This post is part of iPhone Life's Tip of
the Day newsletter. Sign Up. * Pairing an Apple Watch the first time is self-explanatory, but there are extra steps to take to re-pair your watch with a new phone. I’ll walk you through unpairing your Apple Watch from your original device and backing it up safely, then I’ll teach you how to connect your Apple Watch to your new phone. Now, let's pair your Apple Watch with your new iPhone. All you need to do is open the Watch app and follow the instructions to customize notifications, settings, and features such as Workout tracking. Here's how to pair the Apple Watch: If you experience your
Apple Watch not pairing to your new phone, check out these troubleshooting tips. If you are interested in more tips on iPhone settings, iCloud backups, Apple Watch use, and more, you'll enjoy our Tip of the Day Newsletter. Related: 12 Ways to Save Apple Watch Battery Life Before you can pair your Apple Watch to a new iPhone, you must first unpair it from the original phone it is paired to. The good news is that the steps below
will automatically back up your Apple Watch, so you won't lose any data or skip a beat once you pair it to your new phone. Next,
create an iCloud backup of your old iPhone then transfer that content to your new iPhone. Ta-da! You’ve paired your Apple Watch with a new iPhone! Do you often misplace your iPhone? If so, a fun tip is that you can actually
find your lost iPhone using your Apple Watch. Learn how to pair an Apple Watch to a new phone by unpairing the watch, backing up its data, and re-pairing it to your new iPhone without data loss.
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