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How to Fix Apple Watch Not Syncing with iPhone Health App

HardReset.InfoJanuary 27, 20262 min350 views
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Basic Troubleshooting Steps

  • πŸ’‘ Restart both your iPhone and Apple Watch to resolve temporary glitches.
  • πŸš€ Ensure you have the latest iOS and watchOS versions installed on both devices.
  • πŸ“Ά Verify that Bluetooth is enabled on your iPhone and that the devices are kept close together.
  • πŸ”„ Consider force closing the Health app and the Watch app on your iPhone.

Privacy & Security Settings

  • πŸ”’ Navigate to Settings on your iPhone, then select Privacy & Security.
  • πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Within Privacy & Security, find and enable Motion & Fitness tracking.
  • πŸ₯ Ensure that Health app permissions are also enabled.

Setting Apple Watch as Top Data Source

  • πŸ“Š Open the Health app on your iPhone and go to the Browse section.
  • πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Select Activity, then tap on Steps.
  • ✍️ Scroll to the bottom, tap Data Sources & Access, then tap Edit.
  • ⌚ Drag your Apple Watch to the very top of the list under Data Sources to prioritize its data for steps and other health metrics.
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