How to pair your Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 or 5 to a new phone without resetting your watch and loosing your settings

Samsung’s latest smartwatches are considered some of the best in the market and have transformed Wear OS with their updated and smoother operating system developed in collaboration with Google. What sets them apart is their unique ability among Wear OS 3 smartwatches to directly backup and restore data from the watch, simplifying the process of pairing with a new phone. In contrast, most Wear OS watches need to be reset before they can be paired with a new phone, resulting in the loss of customized settings.

While resetting your Samsung Galaxy smartwatch may be necessary in certain situations, such as troubleshooting issues or replacing a faulty device with a new one under warranty, it can be easily restored in just a few minutes. Here’s how to do it.

Back up your data

To ensure you can easily restore your data after resetting your smartwatch or upgrading to a newer model, it’s important to first create a backup. You can initiate this process through the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone or directly from your watch with the help of your companion phone.

Using the Galaxy Wearable app:

1. Launch the app on your smartphone and navigate to your Watch settings.
2. Select Account and backup, and then Backup and Restore.
3. Tap Back up data and choose the data you want to back up.
4. Finally, tap Start to begin the backup process.

Using your smartwatch:

1. Open the Settings menu on your watch from the apps menu or by swiping down on the home screen and selecting the gear icon.
2. Tap Account and backup and select Back up data.
3. Then, choose Show on phone.
4. On your companion phone, select the data you want to back up and tap Start to initiate the backup.

Restore your Wear OS backup

Once you’ve reset your smartwatch, the next step is to pair it with your phone. Then, you can quickly restore your data in just a few minutes. This process requires your companion phone to initiate the backup and restore process in conjunction with your watch.

Here’s how to restore your Wear OS backup:

1. Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone and navigate to your Watch settings.
2. Select Account and backup and then Backup and Restore.
3. Tap Restore data and choose the data you want to restore.
4. Finally, tap Start to begin the restoration process.

Reset with confidence knowing your data is secure

Resetting your Samsung Galaxy smartwatch is not much of an issue if you can restore it in a few minutes. With the easy-to-follow steps detailed in this post, you can rest assured that your valuable data is safe and secure during the resetting process. By creating and restoring backups, you can make the transition as smooth as possible and continue enjoying the many features and benefits of Samsung’s latest smartwatches.

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