How to sync contacts to galaxy watch

If you’re an Android™ user, you can access your phone contacts on your watch if they’re marked as favorites on your phone.

When pairing your phone and your watch, you can select the option to synchronize your contacts. If you’ve already paired your phone and watch, you can synchronize your contacts by going to Settings on your phone. 

iOS users aren’t currently able to synchronize their phone contacts directly on their watch. But they can create and save all their contacts on their Google account.

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Can you try these steps and let us know if you notice any change?

- First, power off the Watch.

- Force Stop and Clear Data on Watch software apps on phone

- Delete watch software from phone

- Power off phone

-Power back on watch and factory reset it

-Once watch reboots, power on phone and re-download software

-Reconnect everything back up and retest

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How to sync contacts to galaxy watch

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If you want to transfer content between your Samsung smart watch and phone, the two devices must be paired through the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. You may also need to allow permissions for certain apps. If you are still having some trouble, follow the tips below.

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Why are my contacts not showing on my Galaxy watch?

In the Galaxy wearable app, go to the tab 'settings' and then 'Applications'. Scroll down till you find the contacts and then check in the settings from where the contacts are synced. The default should be from the phone, so try changing to your google account.

How do I transfer contacts from phone to Galaxy watch?

From the Contacts screen, select the Menu icon then select Manage contacts. 2. Select Import/export contacts, then follow the prompts.

How do I sync my contacts to my Android watch?

Sync my contacts with my smart watch using Wear OS.
To allow the Wear OS app gain access to your contacts, go to Settings>installed app >Wear OS> permission > read contacts..
Give the app access to read contacts..