How to connect your smartwatch to the phone

Connecting your smartwatch to your phone is a pretty simple operation. However, to proceed quickly and without making mistakes it is useful to have some preliminary knowledge and know what all the steps are to follow.

For answering the phone, reading and responding to messages and emails, taking photos, and making contactless payments, the smartwatch is useful in many situations. From work to training in the gym or working out in the park, the smartwatch extends the functionality of the smartphone and allows us to remain available at all times, without having the phone in our hands.

To fully use the functions of the best smartwatches comfortably from your wrist you need to connect it to your phone. So here is a guide that explains, in a few simple steps, how to connect your smartwatch to your phone, be it an iPhone or an Android.

How to connect your smartwatch to your phone

Some smartwatches can connect to the Wi-Fi network or have their own SIM without needing to be connected to a smartphone to work. However, even in this case, it is useful to know how to connect the smartwatch to your phone to set up the Wi-Fi network or to download apps.

Before illustrating the procedure, it is necessary to keep in mind that the smartwatch can be paired with only one phone at a time. Therefore, if you want to pair your smartwatch with a different device, first of all you will have to dissociate it from the old phone from the smartphone settings.

Let’s now see how to connect the smartwatch to iPhone, Android with and without Wear OS.

Connect a smartwatch to Android

Connecting the smartwatch to Android with Google’s Wear OS operating system is very easy. First of all, you need to download the Wear OS app from the Play Store, after which you will have to:

• activate Bluetooth on smartphones and smartwatches;
• open Wear OS and tap on “Configure”;
• select the name of the smartwatch on Wear OS and tap "Pair";
• select the account you want to transfer on your smartphone and enter the password;
• select the "Connect" item and tap on the "Allow" item to grant all the requested permissions.

Once the pairing has been carried out, you must activate Bluetooth on both devices to connect them automatically. This is necessary to use phone functions on a smartwatch.

To activate Bluetooth on your smartwatch you need to:

• open settings;
• select the “Connectivity” option and then the “Bluetooth” option;
• choose the name of the Android device to connect to your smartwatch.

How to connect a smartwatch to the iPhone

The Apple Watch, Apple’s smartwatch, can only be connected to the iPhone. In contrast, virtually all smartwatches can be connected to the iPhone.

Let’s see what steps to follow to connect any smartwatch to the iPhone:

• install the Wear OS app from the Apple Store;
• turn on the smartwatch, select the language and accept the license agreement;
• open the Wear OS app and click on “Configure”, “Accept”, “Enable”;
• press Ok to pair devices via Bluetooth;
• select the name of the smartwatch, click on “Pair” and wait for the same code to appear on both devices;
• click “Confirm” to complete the connection;
• select the Google account you intend to associate and click on "Next";
• enter the password and tap on “Log in”, “Next”, “Sync” and finally select “Ok”;
• click on “Next” and “Allow”.

How to connect the Apple Watch to iPhone

Connecting the Apple Watch to the iPhone is not difficult. Before starting, both devices must be updated to the latest iOS version.

Before starting the pairing procedure you need to:

• connect both devices to Wi-Fi;
• make sure you have access to your Apple ID (ID and password);
• have a minimum charge of 50% on both devices;
• have the Apple Watch code.

Once these preliminary requirements have been met, you can start pairing the Apple Watch with the iPhone by following a few simple steps:

• enable Bluetooth on your iPhone and make sure you are connected to an Internet network;
• launch the Apple Watch application on the iPhone;
• turn on Apple Watch;
• bring Apple Watch closer to iPhone;
• select the "Start pairing" item on both devices;
• frame the Apple Watch screen with the iPhone camera;
• select the item "Set up as new Apple Watch" on iPhone;
• choose which wrist you will wear the Apple Watch on;
• sign in using your Apple ID.

If you want to set up a new iPhone but still have the old smartphone, before carrying out this procedure it is advisable to back up on the old iPhone.

If, however, you do not have the old smartphone, to recover all the data stored on iCloud, after carrying out the pairing procedure you must:

• open the Watch App on the new iPhone;
• perform a restore from a watch backup;
• select the most recent backup.
  Before performing this procedure, make sure your iPhone and Apple Watch are updated otherwise you may not see the backup.

How to connect the smartwatch without Wear Os to the phone

To connect the smartwatch to some Android devices, including Xiaomi smartwatches, some Huawei models, or those of the Amazfit brand, it is not possible to use the Google Wear Os app, as it these use specific operating systems.
However, to connect these devices to your smartphone, the procedure is not much different, it is enough

• download the dedicated app;
• follow the procedure indicated by the app;
• allow automatic synchronization via Bluetooth.

Original article published on Money.it Italy 2023-12-04 11:13:21. Original title: Come collegare smartwatch al telefono