User Experience of restoring iCloud backups and having an Apple watch is awful

Originator:tomburns
Number:rdar://24682168 Date Originated:02/16/16
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS Product Version:
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

It is far too easy to orphan an apple watch when restoring an iCloud backup on the iPhone it is pared with. I’ve had to help over 5 people with this issue since the device came out; all when they got new phones whether due to repair or a new purchase.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Restore a phone backup without unpairing your watch, because nothing in that process suggests that might be a good idea

Expected Results:

The watch shouldn’t be orphaned without any objection

Actual Results:

The watch is orphaned without any objection

Regression:

Latest releases

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