How to sync contacts to apple watch

Q: Why wont my contacts show up on my Apple Watch?

If youve just updated your Apple watch, a simple restart could fix the issue youre having with your Contact names not showing. Restarting can trigger your Apple Watch to sync with your phone again, which may pull all the data over correctly.

It is very convenient to access and make use of your contacts whenever you need them, which is why having them on your Apple Watch is great. But where are they?

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Find my contacts on Apple Watch
Contacts not showing on AppleWatch
Reboot both the Watch and your iPhone:
Add country code to phone numbers
How do I get my contacts to show on my Apple Watch?
Why won't my contacts show up on my Apple Watch?
How do you refresh contacts on Apple Watch?

Find my contacts on Apple Watch

Before you can find your contacts on your AppleWatch, you need to make sure that they are on your iPhone, and that your iPhone has been synced with your Apple Watch.

To locate your contacts on your Apple Watch,

Press the digital crown on the side of the watch

When the app screen comes up, tap the phone app
Click on contacts

Turn the digital crown to scroll through the contacts, until you get to the one you are looking for.

Now, if you didn’t find your contacts there, worry not. Sometimes, the Apple Watch fails to import contacts. Apple has gotten quite a number of complaints about it. If you search online forums for the phrase “Apple Watch not showing contacts”, you’ll see a lot of users who have expressed their unhappiness online, concerning this issue.

Contacts not showing on AppleWatch

There are a couple of simple things you could do to fix this issue:

Reboot both the Watch and your iPhone:

To reboot your AppleWatch, locate the side button next to the digital crown and long press it. When the Power off option comes on, click on it.

After a couple of seconds, long press the button again.

Add country code to phone numbers

Some users have found that adding country codes to the phone numbers on their iPhone tends to fix the problem.

Open the contact app on your iPhone.
Select a contact and click edit.

Tap on the phone number and add the appropriate country code to it.
Click on done to save.

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How do I get my contacts to show on my Apple Watch?

Open the Contacts app on your Apple Watch Ultra. Swipe down, then tap New Contact. Enter the contact's name and, optionally, company. Add a phone number, email, and address, then tap Done.

Why won't my contacts show up on my Apple Watch?

If you've just updated your Apple watch, a simple restart could fix the issue you're having with your Contact names not showing. Restarting can trigger your Apple Watch to sync with your phone again, which may pull all the data over correctly.

How do you refresh contacts on Apple Watch?

On your iPhone, in the Contacts app, check that there is a single contact card for each of your contacts and that each card contains that contact's full name and phone number. On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Reset > tap once on Reset Sync Data.