Unpair watch from 7+. Pair to new 12. How?

[terryw1]

Asthetitle states, just got an unlocked iphone12 (yea) that will need the SIM card from my 7 +. Before I go about that process and activate the new phone. (assume I should unpair first) what do I do and how? How to go about unpairing, then what Do I do? Any gotchas in this process? my watch is a non cellular series 6 in blue. The only real app I have right now is carrot and auto sleep.

Please help as this whole process seems very scary!! Oh and carrier is Verizon. Thanks in advance for any help!! Therese

 

[iamasmith]

The unpair process will create a backup of the watch and when you pair it again on the new phone you can select that backup to restore your settings. Health data may take a while to reappear as this syncs back from the cloud sometimes very slowly.

 

[griss0r]

There is a pretty nice transfer mode between iPhones. It does transfer the watch too. Works flawlessly.

Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Set up your new iOS device automatically using an iPhone or iPad.

support.apple.com

 

[ssledoux]

There is a pretty nice transfer mode between iPhones. It does transfer the watch too. Works flawlessly.

Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Set up your new iOS device automatically using an iPhone or iPad.

support.apple.com

This has not worked for me my last two transfers. It appeared to in the beginning, but then was not showing paired. I’m sure there could be multiple reasons for that, and possibly I’m just tech-challenged, but I prefer to unpair from the old phone, set up new phone, then pair watch with new phone.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

Based on my experience of changing phones in the past, after your restore from backup completes on the new phone it will ask if you want to use the watch on the new phone.

 

[SisterBlue22]

This has not worked for me my last two transfers. It appeared to in the beginning, but then was not showing paired. I’m sure there could be multiple reasons for that, and possibly I’m just tech-challenged, but I prefer to unpair from the old phone, set up new phone, then pair watch with new phone.

Same issue here, and I don't consider myself to be tech challenged.

 

[axantas]

This has not worked for me my last two transfers. It appeared to in the beginning, but then was not showing paired. I’m sure there could be multiple reasons for that, and possibly I’m just tech-challenged, but I prefer to unpair from the old phone, set up new phone, then pair watch with new phone.

Just did it with two watches. Transfer works until the point where the watch asks you, whether it should be paired with the new Phone and then does a reset. Music and pictures will have to be resynced.
Settings and watchfaces remain, but all the rest is like a new watch. Health/Finess, everything ok, but

...not a really useful thing.

 

[dmk1974]

The unpair process will create a backup of the watch and when you pair it again on the new phone you can select that backup to restore your settings. Health data may take a while to reappear as this syncs back from the cloud sometimes very slowly.

Where does the unpair process create and save the backup? iCloud?

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Where does the unpair process create and save the backup? iCloud?

The backup is first saved to the iPhone. Then the Watch backup becomes part of the next iPhone backup.

Overall, here's how I would approach this:

1) Unpair Watch from the old iPhone
2) Backup the old iPhone
3) Setup new iPhone and transfer data
4) Pair Watch with new iPhone

 

[dmk1974]

The backup is first saved to the iPhone. Then the Watch backup becomes part of the next iPhone backup.

Overall, here's how I would approach this:

1) Unpair Watch from the old iPhone
2) Backup the old iPhone
3) Setup new iPhone and transfer data
4) Pair Watch with new iPhone

I see. I was not clear, I guess what I wanted to do is pair my watch with a differnet iPhone that is not a restore (I have two). With my FitBit Versa, I can sync to either one (just toggle bluetooth). But it seems with Apple Watch, you need to do a complete setup each time you use a different iPhone.