I need to restore my iphone. How do I deal with Apple Watch?

[thiagueirass]

My iPhone has a battery issue apparently. The device is turning off with 13% even with performance management enabled and 90% maximum capacity on health state. Before I call Apple, I’d want to try restoring the iOS because I noticed the problem after the last update for iOS 14.

So, how do I deal with my Apple Watch in that process? Can I keep using it normally? Or do I need to unpair it before the restore?

Thanks for helping me guys.

 

[0128672]

Back up your iPhone which also backs up your Watch data, unpair your Watch, restore your iPhone, and repair your Watch.

 

[iMi]

Oh, man... you’ll have to get a new watch. I suggest you send the one you have now to me for a free recycling. Just kidding. 😂

When I reset the phone, I was able to go into watch app and add it back. It synced and everything was there. No restore was needed, except any app that was previously installed on the iPhone and the watch but was not re-installed on the phone after the reset simply disappeared from the watch.

 

[thiagueirass]

Oh, man... you’ll have to get a new watch. I suggest you send the one you have now to me for a free recycling. Just kidding.

When I reset the phone, I was able to go into watch app and add it back. It synced and everything was there. No restore was needed, except any app that was previously installed on the iPhone and the watch but was not re-installed on the phone after the reset simply disappeared from the watch.

Nice trying!

I got it. So is it not necessary unpair the watch before restore the iOS?

 

[iMi]

Nice trying!

I got it. So is it not necessary unpair the watch before restore the iOS?

No, I didn’t. Actually I totally forgot about it when I was resetting the phone. I do have the cellular version of the watch though. Things could work differently for a watch that connects through the phone.

 

[dave006]

Back up your iPhone which also backs up your Watch data, unpair your Watch, restore your iPhone, and repair your Watch.

Actually that is slightly out of order. You should Unpair your Watch first.

This step makes a backup image of your watch on your iPhone. Then backup your iPhone. Also make sure that you have your Health settings set correction for iClould on your iPhone if you have and want to keep your existing Health data.

If you skip the Unpair as long as you restore your iPhone from the most recent backup your pairing status will be maintained. If you chose to restore your iPhone as "New" the pairing step will need to be redone.

Dave