How to set up a new Apple Watch

The Apple Watch and iPhone may be distinctly different pieces of hardware, but one cannot exist without the other. When buying a new Apple Watch, switching on is just the first step, followed by you need to pair it with the iPhone. Once you have connected Apple Watch to the iPhone, users will need to use the Apple Watch app for iOS, which can be found preinstalled on the iPhone (or via the App Store, if it has been removed earlier).

1. Instructions for using Apple Watch to find iPhone

How to pair Apple Watch with iPhone

There are several ways to pair Apple Watch with iPhone depending on the needs of the user.

How to pair Apple Auto with iPhone

Step 1: Run the Watch app on iPhone.

Step 2 : Touch Start Pairing .

Step 3: Move the phone up on the Apple Watch until the Apple Watch is aligned in the middle of the yellow rectangle or you will see the message " Your Apple Watch Is Paired ".

How to manually connect Apple Watch to iPhone

Users can manually connect Apple Watch to iPhone by using the name of Apple Watch to start the pairing process.

Step 1: Run the Watch app on iPhone.

Step 2: Touch Start Pairing .

Step 3 : Touch Pair Apple Watch Manually

Step 4: On the Apple Watch, press i to see the device's name.

Step 5: On iPhone, select Apple Watch from the list.

Unlike the iPhone, there is no easy way to manually perform Apple Watch backup on iCloud. When mentioning iPhone backup is attached to iCloud or iTunes. Thus, while Watch will synchronize its data with iPhone when connected via Bluetooth or Wifi, users cannot back up data manually.

So how do you want to switch to iPhone model? Remove pairing Apple Watch with old phones, disable Activation Lock and iPhone backup.

How to set up or restore Apple Watch from backup

Once you've paired Apple Watch with iPhone, it's time to set up from the beginning or from an existing backup.

How to set up Apple Watch from scratch

Step 1: After completing the pairing process, click Set Up as New Apple Watch .

Step 2: Touch Left or Right to tell Apple Watch which wrist watch you are wearing.

Step 3: Tap Agree to agree to watchOS terms and conditions.

Step 4: Touch Agree to confirm.

Step 5: Click OK to indicate that you understand Shared Settings of iPhone and Apple Watch.

Step 6: Tap Create a Passcode to create a password for Apple Watch. Click Add a Long Passcode to add a password longer than four digits or click Don't Add Passcode if you don't want to set a password on the Apple Watch.

Step 7: On the Apple Watch, click to create a 4-digit password.

Step 8: Enter the password again to confirm.

Step 9: If you have Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE service, choose Set Up Cellular on Apple Watch.

Step 10: Set up Apple Pay (or set it up later). You may need to enter the card security code or the entire number depending on the card being added.

Step 11: On the iPhone, click Continue to indicate that Emergency SOS is understood.

Step 12: Touch Install All to install all the watchOS applications available on iPhone (watchOS applications included in the iOS app). Touch Choose Later if you don't want to install all the watchOS apps available on your iPhone.

Step 13: Allow Apple Watch to sync with iPhone.

How to restore Apple Watch from backup

Step 1: After completing the pairing process, click Restore from Backup .

Note: You need to back up your old watch on a device running iOS 11 before setting up a new watch with that backup on iOS 11.

Step 2: Select the appropriate backup.

Step 3: Accept the terms and conditions.

Step 4: Click OK to indicate that you understand Shared Settings of iPhone and Apple Watch.

Step 5: Tap Create a Passcode to create a password for Apple Watch. Click Add a Long Passcode to add a password longer than four digits or tap Don't Add Passcode if you don't want a password on the Apple Watch.

Step 6: On Apple Watch, click to create a password.

Step 7: Enter the password again to confirm.

Step 8: If you have Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE service and haven't set it up yet, you can be prompted to Set Up Cellular (set up mobile network on Apple Watch).

Step 9: On iPhone, press Continue to tell you that you understand Emergency SOS .

Step 10: Set up Apple Pay (or set it up later).

Step 11: Now Apple Watch will start recovering from the backup.

I wish you all success!