Wouldn't it be great to be able to see all the photos you've taken with your iPhone directly on your Apple Watch? In this article, we will probably show you some easy ways to sync your iPhone photos to your Apple Watch so that you can show your travel photos to your family and friends right on your wrist.
Sync photos with Apple Watch
The method for syncing photos to your Apple Watch is pretty straightforward, but unfortunately, at the moment you can only sync one album from your iPhone to your Apple Watch at a time.
This means you won't be able to sync select photos from your iPhone's Camera Roll album to your Apple Watch. Since you can only sync one album at a time (not photos), you'll end up syncing all the photos in your Camera Roll album.
However, there is an easy way around this restriction. You can create a new album and put in it only the selected photos that you need to sync with your Apple Watch.
Follow the steps below to create a new photo album and put the photos you want into that album.
1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone
2. Tap the + icon in the top left corner to create a new album (see image below)
3. Give your album a title and click Save
4. You will now be asked to choose the photos you want to add to your new album.
5. Choose all the photos you want to add to your new album and click Finish.
Change photo restrictions
Before moving on to the method of transferring photos to your Apple Watch, make sure that your photo restriction allows you to change the number of images you need.
1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone and click My Watch
On your iPhone, open the Clock app and in the menu on the back of your phone, click My Watch.
2. Tap Images, then Restrict Images
Next, click on Images after clicking on Restrict Images
3. Choose 500 photos
Now from the list of options choose the 500 photos option or it will probably also appear as a 75 MB option.
Learn how to sync photos with Apple Watch
Now that you've changed your photo restrictions and are ready with a new album containing the photos you've chosen, follow the steps below to sync photos from your iPhone to your Apple Watch.
1. Open the Watch app on your iPhone
Open the Watch app on your iPhone that's synced to your Apple Watch.
2. Click on My watch and then on Photos
Once the Clock app opens, click on My Watch in the bottom menu. Then, click on Photos in the list of apps.
3. Assignment to the synchronized album
Tap the Synced Album option under the Photo Sync section.
4. Select the album
Finally, choose the album you want to sync to your Apple Watch.
Once you've chosen the album you want to sync to your Apple Watch, you'll need to wait for the syncing process to complete. Depending on how many images you need to sync, this may take a long time.
Once the image syncing process is complete, you can open the Photos app on your Apple Watch and start viewing your images right on your wrist on your Apple Watch.
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