Sync existing watch to new phone

[mollyc]

I am receiving a new phone today. I plan to set my new phone up as a restore from an encrypted backup from my current phone. Is this all I need to do to ensure all my Activity data syncs? I am moving from a 6s+ to an 8+ and am running the current WatchOS on my AW3 GPS.

Thanks.

 

[Julien]

Un Pair from old iPhone first.

 

[mollyc]

Un Pair from old iPhone first.

Do I unpair it before doing the restore to new phone?

 

[Julien]

Do I unpair it before doing the restore to new phone?

1. Un Pair Watch
2. Backup old iPhone (iCloud or iTunes encrypted)
3. Restore backup to new iPhone
4. Pair Watch with new iPhone

 

[mollyc]

1. Un Pair Watch
2. Backup old iPhone (iCloud or iTunes encrypted)
3. Restore backup to new iPhone
4. Pair Watch with new iPhone

Thank you!

 

[ghsDUDE]

1. Un Pair Watch
2. Backup old iPhone (iCloud or iTunes encrypted)
3. Restore backup to new iPhone
4. Pair Watch with new iPhone

What if I don’t want to set up my new phone from a backup?

Can I still get the data if I set up a new phone?