Galaxy Watch Active 2Setting up the Galaxy Watch for the first time

Follow along to set up and activate your Watch for the first time (or after a factory reset). After these few steps, you'll be able to begin using your Watch. If your watch is unable to pair reset it and attempt to pair again.

Follow along to set up and activate your Watch for the first time (or after a factory reset). After these few steps, you'll be able to begin using your Watch. If your watch is unable to pair reset it and attempt to pair again.

Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - On your watch, tap Let's go.
In order to pair your Galaxy Watch to your device, you need to download the Galaxy Wearable application from the Play Store. For the purposes of this tutorial we will be using a Samsung Galaxy S10.
  1. 1 - On your watch, tap Let's go.
  2. 2 - From the Home screen, swipe up to view your apps.
  3. 3 - Tap Galaxy Wearable
  4. 4 - Tap Start.
  5. 5 - Select your watch.
    • Note: Follow the prompts if Bluetooth® is not on.
  6. 6 - On your phone, tap Confirm.
  7. 7 - On your watch, tap the Check mark icon.
  8. 8 - Tap Continue.
  9. 9 - Tap Allow.
  10. 10 - Tap Allow again.
    • Note: If you backed up your watch's storage, you can restore it at this step.
  11. 11 - Tap Tap Allow again.
  12. 12 - Tap Allow again.
  13. 13 - Tap Skip.
    • Note: We will set up mobile service in a later tutorial.
    • Note: Once your watch is paired to your phone, follow the prompts on your watch to learn about some basic functionality.
  14. 14 - You've completed the steps!

Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

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