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How to connect your Samsung Galaxy Watch to a new phone
Pairing your Samsung Galaxy Watch to your smartphone is a simple process, even more so if you own a Samsung device. However, connecting the Galaxy Watch to a new phone is pretty simple if required. Here’s how to do just that.
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Open Settings on your Galaxy Watch, then open General and select Connect to new phone. Be sure to create a new backup of your Galaxy Watch, then tap Continue once you're ready to reset your watch and pair it to a new phone.
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How to connect your Samsung Galaxy Watch to a new phone
It’s important to note that you can’t have your Galaxy Watch connected to multiple phones simultaneously. To pair your watch with a new phone you’ll need to remove it from your original device. Additionally, the watch will reset. If you don’t back up your settings, you will lose them when you link to your new phone.
Now that this warning is out, here’s how to connect your Samsung Galaxy Watch to a new phone.
- Open Settings on your Galaxy Watch
- Tap General > Connect to new phone.
- On the next screen, you should tap Back up data to initiate a backup. Follow the prompts on your paired phone.
- Once the backup is complete, tap Continue to begin the reset.
- Importantly, there are no warnings after this step. Tapping Continue will immediately reset your Galaxy Watch.
FAQs
It shouldn’t take more than a minute to factory reset your Galaxy Watch.
No. You cannot pair your Galaxy Watch to a new phone without resetting it.