Transferring Apple Watch from a parent's phone (currently using Family Setup) to a child's phone. Do I need to do anything different if the watch is currently paired with my phone via Family Setup?

My son's Apple watch was setup on my phone using Family Setup. He now has his own phone and I'd like to pair the watch with it. I found the documentation for transferring a watch to a new phone, but it doesn't mention anything about Family Setup. Are there any extra steps I should be taking if the phone is currently setup using Family Setup? He doesn't want to lose his contacts and I'm trying to avoid the need to manually reenter the contacts on his phone.

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Posted on Sep 13, 2022 05:33 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2022 06:07 AM

Thanks for the reply, but I don't want to remove him from our Family Sharing. I just want to transfer his Apple Watch from my phone to his which was set up with Family Setup. He is only 11, so I still want to approve his purchases and share mine with him. Or, maybe I'm missing something???

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Transferring Apple Watch from a parent's phone (currently using Family Setup) to a child's phone. Do I need to do anything different if the watch is currently paired with my phone via Family Setup?

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